The work, which eventually ran to over 100,000 images, was carried out as research for the University of Pennsylvania between 1884 and 1887 and documents a series of human and animal subjects, each ...

48.26 x 60.96 cm. (19 x 24 in.) ...

Many animal species, ranging from insects to amphibians and fish, use jumping as a means of moving within their surrounding ...

Primate locomotion is the study of movements and ... As one might expect, the muscles of the quadriceps are huge in these animals to produce the necessary leg force for extension to move these ...

However, some dispute that theory. Recently, researchers who study animal locomotion at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart looked at jumping border collies in a decade ...

In a new study published in Nature Communications, an international team of  researchers reveal new insights into the ...

Skin-secreted adhesives, or glues, are highly effective defense adaptations that have evolved recurrently in a small number ...

Fruit flies walking on minature treadmills are helping scientists learn how the nervous system enables animals to move in an ...

18 x 23.5 in. (45.7 x 59.7 cm.) Inscribed with Muybridge’s letterpress credit, series title, plate number and date. Stamped on reverse with Museum of Edinburgh ‘Science and Art’ stamp.

The multifunctional mantle cavity is important for cuttlefish locomotion, giving the animal its characteristic jet propulsion ability. To jet away from a predator, the cuttlefish sucks water into ...

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A new study reveals the surprisingly convergent evolution in the inner ear of mammals. An international research team led by ...