Animal world
Greedy cormorant swallowed giant cod
The elastic neck mechanism allows cormorants to swallow the whole fish in just a few seconds. While hunting in Skagen, Denmark, the cormorant caught a giant cod and deci…
Mechanism
Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Mechanism.
Topic archive
Articles about Mechanism
495 published items.
Animal world
Why are elephants pregnant for nearly 2 years?
Elephants are not only animals with a relatively high life expectancy but their pregnancy time is also recorded as very long (nearly 2 years). The stories behind this bi…
Animal world
Great recovery mechanism in bears
In a report published on Integrative Zoology, scientists said that each year they found a few bears injured by guns or hit by hunters' names; or because of fighting with…
Animal world
Watch the fish 'suck' the prey
Scientists at Peter Wainwright Laboratory, University of California (USA) have just introduced a short film about the biological mechanism of the
Animal world
Cats lick water 4 times in a second
Scientists installed a high-speed camera and scientific calculator to discover how cats drink water without wetting their chin.
Animal world
Defensive 'masters' in nature
In the natural world, almost every animal has its own tricks to survive. Some creatures are still
Animal world
Are any animals not sleeping well?
The lives of migratory birds are hard. During the long ten thousand kilometers of relentless migration, did they sleep? Probably didn't sleep, they couldn't fly that far.
Animal world
Reindeer in the North Pole does not use biological clocks
Scientists from the University of Manchester, UK have discovered mechanisms to help animals in the Arctic adapt to the day-night movements in the extreme.
Animal world
The secret of the magic mine in waterbirds
Almost 150 years ago Charles Darwin revealed a slender bird's beak due to its adaptation to its environment. Now, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) team of…
Animal world
Reveal the bat's secret of flying
It's interesting, but bats use aerodynamic mechanisms like insects to hover in the air, scientists said.
Animal world
The strange digestive mechanism of alligators
Appearing permanently on cable channels naturally, crocodiles are described as one of the most terrifying predators on earth. When the opportunity arises, crocodiles wil…
Animal world
Learn bat language
According to US scientists, understanding the mechanism that bats use to communicate with each other by sound can help find new therapies to treat language disorders in…
Animal world
Eat snakes by compressing prey
Snakes can eat prey larger than it ... But how do snakes eat prey? The mechanism of snake feeding has just been found: It compresses the prey and slowly digests it.
Scientific application
US task force revealed the secret to escape from the trunk
A former US special soldier revealed how to escape from the locked car trunk in case of kidnapping.
Scientific application
'Artificial leaves' produce electricity
A North Carolina University team developed a colloidal solar device - called 'artificial leaves'.