sling-jaw wrasse Type post Author Emily Reeves Date December 19, 2023 CategoriesIntelligent DesignLife SciencesTechnology Tagged , actuators, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, bristle worms, citations, critical thinking, dragonflies, Energy, engineers, flapping, flatworms, grasshoppers, innovation, intelligent design, lift, mantis shrimp, motion, sling-jaw wrasse, Stuart Burgess, wings Paper Digest: Ten Biomechanical Animal Joints Enable Extreme Performance Emily Reeves December 19, 2023 Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Technology 7 The amazing design structures in organisms provide engineers with inspiring templates for creating better products. Read More ›
Confuciusornis Type post Author Günter Bechly Date October 6, 2023 CategoriesEvolutionPaleontology Tagged , adaptation, aerodynamics, birds, China, empirical data, evolution, flapping, Flight, forelimb, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, ichthyosaur, Liaoning, mechanics, muscles, paleontology, storytelling, wings Fossil Friday: A Popular Just-So Story on the Origin of Bird Flight Bites the Dust Günter Bechly October 6, 2023 Evolution, Paleontology 5 There is a long-running about whether birds first took off by running and flapping from the ground up, or whether they jumped as gliders from the tree down. Read More ›
