BIOMECHANICS
After Hundreds of Years, We’ve Finally Figured Out How These Flies Can Swim Underwater
Alkali flies have been a fixture of Mono Lake, California for hundreds of years, but scientists only recently unravelled the secret of their aquatic abilities.
Perry Jones, Big Data, and the Road Back to Basketball
Perry Jones III had his rookie season derailed by injury and personal tragedy. Watch as we head to the P3 facility to see how data—as well as hard work and determination—is restarting his stalled NBA dream.
Scientists Aren’t Sure How Usain Bolt Can Run 23 Miles Per Hour
The Jamaican track star runs a lot faster than his physiology would suggest.
This Badass Prosthetic Arm Doubles as a Tattoo Machine
JC Sheitan Tenet wanted to start using the arm that he'd lost 22 years ago to draw tattoos.
Biomechanics and the Youth Pitching Injury Epidemic
Youth and high school pitchers are hurting now more than ever. Now some companies are trying to bring the biomechanics technology used by the pros, like wearables and motion capture, to homes and schools.
Chomp on This, Chumps: The T. Rex Had the Strongest Jaws of Any Land Animal Ever
It’s official. The _Tyrannosaurus rex_ had the strongest flesh-and-bone slaughtering bite of any terrestrial animal alive or extinct. Doesn’t that make you want to munch and suck down a raw steak while putting your arms inside your shirt and doing...
Research Shows Frogs Really Have Springs For Legs
It's the stuff of proverbs: Don't judge a frog's leap by its muscles. Or something like that. New research shows that frogs' prodigious jumping ability isn't so much a factor of how beefy their leg muscles are. Instead, frogs' physiology allows them to...