Simulated (left) and experimental UV-light-induced wave-making by a secured polymer ribbon. Under a constant blast of ultraviolet light, a new polymer ribbon undulates with a continuous mechanical ...

The movie Snakes on a Plane had it wrong. That’s not how snakes fly. Certain species of tree snakes can glide through the air, undulating their bodies as they soar from tree to tree. That wriggling ...

When it comes to construction projects in NYC, what you see in renderings isn’t always what you get. Take the park planned for Pier 55, which is being funded to the tune of $130 million by billionaire ...

For some, the sight of a snake slithering on the ground is scary enough, so how about one launching itself through the air?Chrysopelea paradisi — the paradise tree snake — does just that, propelling ...

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