A study published on 6 February in Science1 reveals that the mantis shrimp’s punching limb — known as the dactyl club — has a multilayered structure that allows it to absorb the shock waves it generates when cracking the shells of molluscs or other crustaceans....
How Mantis Shrimp Pack the Meanest PunchSmart boxers bind their hands with strips of cloth to avoid injury when they pack a punch...National Science Teachers AssociationScience and Children
Now, a Duke University study of 80 million years ofmantis shrimpevolution reveals a key feature of how these fast weapons evolved their dizzying array of shapes—from spiny and barbed spears to hatchets and hammers—while still managing to pack their characteristic punch. Duke researchers Philip A...
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When predators hunt for small reef fish in the ocean, many of those small fish do the same thing: they hide in a nearby anemone. New research from the University of Delaware, however, shows that larger-bodied fish also associate with anemones. The difference is that the big fish associate...
But water is only one of many things we will need if we're to grow enough food on Mars. What sort of food? Previous work has suggested the use ofmicrobesas a source of food on Mars. The use ofhydroponic greenhousesand controlled environmental systems, similar toone being testedonboard ...
"It's like turning down the tap on a bathtub. You can see the tap is turned down just by looking at it," he said. "But it takes a while to notice that the tub is filling more slowly." But what could last is a change in the way people live. Telecommuting could become more acce...
Walking robots don't do this. Many of them use force to "swing" the leg forward from something resembling a hip point. It can be functional, but it's neither energy-efficient nor agile. And for more widespread use ofmobile robots, energy use is crucially important, the researchers said....
"Ultimately, the goal is to provide emergency managers with a range of possibilities as to what may happen as the result of a storm, and this approach shows great promise," says Dr. Colle. The modelers also performed simulations to assess the impact of parameters such as local tide level ...