Given that they're such naturally proficient swimmers, the physical structure of fish is increasingly being copied in the design of underwater robots. Scientists have now discovered that by adjusting ...

Most people view swimming as a fantastic cardio workout, great for getting in shape without the impact on joints. While true, this common perception only scratches the surface of swimming's incredible ...

Manta rays are elegantly shaped. They swim by flapping their fins like enormous wings, and their gills filter for plankton with the utmost precision. These creatures have now inspired human ...

Eels have been observed to swim for thousands of kilometres without feeding during their migration period, and experiments with an eel robot may help explain how they do it. They suggest eels can swim ...

In Swimming World’s latest partnership with coach Abbie Fish and their program, Swim Like A. Fish, a video is presented to help coaches and athletes better understand the depth of the hands for ...

A team was able to show that swimming movements are possible even without a central control unit. This not only explains the behavior of microorganisms, it could also enable nanobots to move in a ...

A new study shows an application of machine-learning directed optimization (ML-DO) that efficiently searches for high-performance design configurations in the context of biohybrid robots. Applying a ...