Click and release: Experimental set-up used to constrain click beetles during X-ray synchrotron imaging at the Advanced Photon Source. (Courtesy: John J Socha) Click beetles use the elastic recoil of ...

When filaree seeds ripen and burst, they are launched with an inbuilt spring. Scientists have now discovered that the inbuilt spring stores energy as the seed head dries and can flick the seed as far ...

The trap-jaw ants are famous for having one of the natural world's fastest movements, but how did the latch-spring mechanism that drives their jaws evolve? According to a study published on March 2nd, ...

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In the creeping plant's tendrils, researchers discover a biological mechanism for coiling and stumble upon an unusual type of spring. In the creeping plant's tendrils, researchers discover a ...