Researchers find a surprising human bias toward counterclockwise motion
A crowd does not need a leader to fall into step. In public spaces, people sort themselves into…
BioCoach uses AI and biomechanics to give real-time exercise feedback at home
A squat can look simple until it starts going wrong. Knees drift, backs round, shoulders tighten, and without…
Meet The Worm That Hunts With A Slime Cannon — A Biologist Explains
This unassuming worm hunts with a self-assembling slime net. Here’s what scientists have uncovered about its biology, behavior…
Human skin model to help treat skin stiffened by age and disease
Researchers from The University of Western Australia will use biomaterials to create a lifelike 3D model of human…
The odd ways mammals descend trees and what it means for primate evolution
A monkey descending a tree trunk often keeps its head up, moving almost like a cautious climber backing…
Biomechanical limits of hopping in the hindlimbs of giant extinct kangaroos
Specimens All species included in this study were macropodiforms; the bone measurement dataset encompassed all extant families and…
Octopus arm flexibility facilitates complex behaviors in diverse natural environments
Arm actions Twelve arm actions were identified from 15 behaviors with a total of 3,907 actions recorded from…