“We’re interested in developing the next generation of underwater vehicles so we’re trying to understand how dolphins and whales swim as efficiently as they do,” says Keith W. Moored. The tail fins of cetaceans (whales and dolphins) come in a wide variety of shapes. The way these animals move their fins, […]
Pest insects and other parasites latch onto their hosts by inserting backward-facing barbs into their tissue. Scientists have now copied that strategy, in a system that could someday replace painful hypodermic needles. Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw-2r6ybWaQ
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