There are similarities in the way a bird flies through the air and a dolphin swims through the water. And yet how do you compare the flap of a butterfly to the enormous movement of a blue whale? The ...

One number describes the beating of animal wings and tails, researchers have found 1. The simple rule of thumb for animal locomotion could help to design miniature flying machines. "We've described ...

A single magic number describes the locomotion of flying and swimming animals, from moths to dolphins. The finding could shed light on the flying skills of extinct animals and help defence researchers ...

The movements of bumblebees and blue whales could not appear more different, but zoologist Graham Taylor of Oxford University finds an underlying similarity. He and his colleagues have discovered that ...

ONE magic number describes the locomotion of flying and swimming animals, from moths to dolphins. The finding could help defence researchers design tiny military spy drones to fly around ...