A robot that swims like a diving bird and then flies like, well, a bird, sounds like the setup for two different machines ...

Inspired by the physical feats of diving birds, researchers have created a robot that can plunge into the water and flap back ...

Mathematicians have solved a physics puzzle using backyard sprinklers. Experiments with silly sprinklers clarified how ...

A lightweight robot modeled on diving birds can swim underwater, break through the surface, and continue flying without using ...

Inspired by diving birds, roboticists built the lightweight machines to move from water to air. The design may one day lead ...

A new type of aerial-aquatic robot, inspired by diving birds, is opening up new frontiers for ocean exploration.

Loons, gulls, puffins and petrels are some of the 100 species of birds that can both fly and swim. These diving birds can ...

A new ultra-lightweight robot can swim underwater – before emerging to fly through the air like a bird. The flapping-wing ...

Loons, gulls, puffins, and petrels are some of the 100 species of birds that can both fly and swim. These diving birds can plunge in water to swim after prey, and then leap back into the air to ...

When we think of birds, the sky often comes to mind soaring, gliding, and perching. But some birds have mastered a whole different realm: underwater. These incredible species can dive and swim with ...