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Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic, usually about 5mm or less in size. They often develop over time as plastic breaks apart into smaller chunks. Microplastics have emerged as a growing threat to ...

The study of robotic fish and underwater vehicle dynamics presents a fascinating convergence of biomimetics and fluid mechanics. Drawing inspiration from the streamlined efficiency and manoeuvrability ...

Russian scientists have developed and deployed an advanced underwater robotic system, Smart Fish, to carry out high-efficiency hydrological research in the Arctic and the Far East, local media ...

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More than 80% of the Earth’s ocean has yet to be mapped. This is due, in part, to the challenges associated with deep-sea exploration, including intense pressure, zero visibility and extremely cold ...

The way a jellyfish swims can be compared to how a human heart beats — at least that's what Harvard bioengineering professor Kit Parker thought when he took his daughter to the aquarium years ago. "So ...

Invasive mosquito fish are often fearless. Free from the predators of their native range, these mosquito fish run rampant, throwing naive ecosystems from Europe to Australia out of whack. To keep the ...

Robotic fish might help solve an ecological problem by scaring an invasive fish species so profoundly that it is put off breeding. Eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) were introduced in many ...

Scientists have built a school of robotic fish powered by human heart cells. The fish, which swim on their own, show how lab-grown heart tissue can be designed to maintain a rhythmic beat indefinitely ...