Fast-moving animals process visual information at higher speeds, reshaping how they hunt, escape predators, and experience ...

Every schoolchild knows that the cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal—70 mph, no sweat. And, as we all know from National Geographic television documentaries, it is speed that makes Acinonyx ...

There’s a new fastest animal on Earth and it’s … an ant. Sorry if we disappointed you, but believe it or not this little — and somewhat terrifying — guy has taken out the new record. And he’s found in ...

A new study has answered a long-held question about why medium-sized land animals like cheetahs tend to be fastest. There's a discrepancy in the animal kingdom. While many key traits such as strength, ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a modular, open-source robot that can rapidly change its body proportions to test how anatomy affects movement. Called The Robot of Theseus, or ...

This week, getting a handle on topology, and working out why the fastest animals are medium sized. Your browser does not support the audio element. Hello and welcome ...

There’s a discrepancy in the animal kingdom. While many key traits such as strength, limb length, lifespan and brain size tend to increase with animals’ size, maximum running speeds tend to be ...