Hawk moths hover while they feed, but they recover surprisingly quickly when knocked off-balance. Scientists use high-speed video and mini-cannons made of plastic toy parts to understand how hawk moths respond to disturbances mid-air."Lens of Time: The Art of Staying Stable" was first published on bioGraphic © 2018 California Academy of Science.
The answer lies in the tiny shifts we see in a star's position as Earth revolves around the sun.
When it comes to the unsustainable development of the American coastline, New Jersey owns the honor of being the first and worst. But one town in the state is experimenting with moving a cluster of people out of harm’s way and turning the newly open land into a flood buffer to protect the rest of the community.Read the full story to learn more: "Surrendering to Rising Seas"
The National Archives and Records Administration uses science and technology to keep one of America's most important historic documents safe.
To understand tau, you need to understand pi. Watch how mathematicians from Archimedes on have wrapped their heads around the math of circles.
Light triggers chemical reactions that make beer taste like skunk spray and onions.
The volcanic island chain was born when the Pacific tectonic plate drifted over a hotspot in Earth’s mantle.
You may wonder how Google knows what you’re typing, where you are or even what you’re thinking—they use your data to do it all.
Prairies become dance floors each spring as male birds vie for female attention."Like No One is Watching” was first published on bioGraphic © 2018 California Academy of Sciences.
Earthquake-warning systems save lives by detecting the first signs of shaking.
For a robot to help scientists truly understand marine life it must engage underwater environments without disturbing them. Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers report in Science Robotics this week their agile, undulating soft robotic fish does just that, having observed and recorded aquatic life along coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean at depths of up to 18 meters. A product of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), the robot exchanges information with human divers via an acoustic communication modem and propels itself using a motor-powered water pump rather than more disruptive and less agile water jets or propellers that chase away the fish researchers want to study.
These stretchy skins help robots move across rough surfaces, and potentially promote exploration and environmental monitoring.
Teenagers are often thought of as reckless risk-takers. Nature Video asks a neuroscientist and a group of adolescents what's really behind risky behaviour.This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on February 21, 2018. It is a Nature Video production.
If you suffer a heart attack in a crowd, you would be less likely to get help than if there were only one or two people around you.
Curling at the highest level requires careful calculations and a little finesse with physics.
In the race for survival, predators can achieve impressive strengths and speeds—but research reveals that when it comes to strategy, their prey may have the upper hand.This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on January 24, 2018. It is a Nature Video production.
Researchers used autonomous and remotely operated underwater vehicles to survey the Havre volcano in the Pacific Ocean, leading to a new discovery about submarine volcano deposits.
Our editors recap some of the most notable science stories of 2017. Check out https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-top-10-science-stories-of-2017/
Become a dreidel “spinologist” and compete for the longest time of spin.
