Category: Science
-
Could Big Dinosaurs Swim? Scientists Follow the Footprints
How far can you trust a footprint? Dinosaur footprints are fascinating but there’s a question over how reliable they are at providing information about the palaeobiology of the creatures that made them. While certain prints have been used as evidence that dinosaurs could swim, new research now suggests that the picture is not so clear.…
-
Physicist fires a gun at himself underwater for science
To demonstrate the difference between air and water resistance, Andreas Wahl set up a video camera, a rifle and pull cord. And you have to admit, the video looks pretty frightening, despite the scientist’s striking resemblance to Superman’s Clark Kent. See Atlanta Journal Constitution https://youtu.be/tzm_yyl13yo
-
-
Underwater Cave Diving Is A Job
Environmental anthropologist Kenny Broad and his team go underwater and underground to explore caves. “When things go great in cave diving, there’s nothing more spectacular in the world,†Broad says. “Then I get to the surface and I get to think about the problem of what did we learn, and how can it help us…
-
Could humans swim quicker by imitating eels and jellyfish?
Humans have been swimming inefficiently for hundreds of years and could move more quickly in the water by imitating eels and jellyfish, scientists believe. Experiments by Stanford University have shown for the first time just how the sea creatures undulate through the water, and it has thrown up some surprises. Previously it was thought that…
-
Tests on swimmer reveal listening to Eminem and Swedish House Mafia boosts performance, Bob Marley not so much
Eminem can help you run a lot more than “8 Mile” as a new study reveals listening to the rapper’s hits can boost athletic performance by up to 10 per cent. A research team from Hartpury University Centre in the UK spent three months monitoring the physiological effects of different music genres on British swimmer…
-
These Astronauts Designed Experiments for Space by Swimming Underwater
December 18, 1975: This is no casual swim: astronauts Carolyn Griner, Ann Whitaker, and Mary-Helen Johnston train in the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator to help design new experiments to conduct in the challenging environment of space. Unlike many early space agency programs composed of all-women teams, the program had nothing to do with testing the suitability…
-
Record Breaking Professor Freedives for Scientific Research
University of Miami Professor Claire Paris broke the USA Women’s National Freediving record in the freediving discipline of Dynamic No Fins with a three minutes and seven seconds swim of 128 meters (420 feet) on a single breath. She was competing with twelve other athletes in the first annual event. “I am very happy and…
-
Swimming vs. Running: Which Is The Best For You?
There has always been a constant debate as to which is the best form of exercise, so it’s time science finds the answer.