Tel Aviv — Ask anyone who has ever tried to squash a skittering cockroach — they’re masters of quick and precise movement. Now Tel Aviv University is using their maddening locomotive skills to improve robotic technology too.
Prof. Amir Ayal…
Wild red deer on the Isle of Rum, which were featured in the BBC TV series Autumnwatch, are rutting earlier in the year, a study shows.
Scientists believe the annual rutting season on the Isle of Rum could be changing because of warming spring and…
Tel Aviv – In the human brain, mechanical stress — the amount of pressure applied to a particular area — requires a delicate balance. Just the right force keeps neurons together and functioning as a system within the body, and proper nerve fun…
Having survived for more than 400 million years, the horseshoe crab is now under threat — primarily due to overharvest and habitat destruction. However, climatic changes may
also play a role. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg reve…
The University of Cambridge’s “Naked Scientists” are launching a new series of podcasts this week entitled “Naked Oceans”.
These monthly, half-hour podcasts, funded by the Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF), investigate various topics of ocean scie…