A broad diversity of biological organisms and systems interact with soil in ways that facilitate
their growth and survival. These interactions are made possible by strategies that enable …

Discovery of fundamental principles which govern and limit effective locomotion (self-
propulsion) is of intellectual interest and practical importance. Human technology has …

Atomically dispersed iron–nitrogen–carbon (Fe N C) catalysts have sparked great
interest by virtue of the highly active isolated FeN4 sites. The catalysts with pyrolysis …

In early 2016, we had the opportunity to test a pair of sprawling posture robots, one
designed to mimic a crocodile and another designed to mimic a monitor lizard, along the …

Reconstructing the locomotion of extinct vertebrates offers insights into their palaeobiology
and helps to conceptualize major transitions in vertebrate evolution 1, 2, 3, 4. However …

The need for high-throughput, precise, and meaningful methods for measuring behavior has
been amplified by our recent successes in measuring and manipulating neural circuitry. The …

For centuries, designers and engineers have looked to biology for inspiration. Biologically
inspired robots are just one example of the application of knowledge of the natural world to …

The transition from sessile suspension to active mobile detritus feeding in early echinoderms
(ca 500 Mya) required sophisticated locomotion strategies. However, understanding …

In recent years, there has been a wide research in supported single-atom catalysts (SACs),
which contain only isolated individual metal atoms dispersed on an appropriate support or …

Paleontologists must confront the challenge of studying the forms and functions of extinct
species for which data from preserved fossils are extremely limited, yielding only a …