But falling cats – they seem to manage [it].” That feline talent of twisting round in mid-air isn’t just a neat survival ...

The saying goes, “cats always land on their feet.” Scientists have investigated the physics of falling cats since at least 1700, and a team of researchers has recently furthered the topic with a study ...

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the famous thought experiment used to illustrate ideas in quantum physics and how it helps describe uncertainty at very small scales.

Physicists and engineers highlight latest research in 14 talks covering tensor networks, quantum error correction, ...

The first, “legs in, legs out,” suggests that cats correct their falling trajectory by first extending their hind limbs ...

For more than a century, scientists have been trying to figure out how a falling cat lands on its feet with such astonishing ...

The new findings could have applications from improving vet treatments to even helping develop remarkable bio-inspired robots.

When cats fall, they usually land on their feet. This uncanny ability to right themselves before hitting the ground has long puzzled scientists. Now, a team from Yamaguchi University in Japan has the ...

The research continues, with a paper published in the journal The Anatomical Record reporting on new experiments to analyze the flexibility of feline spines. Over the centuries, scientists have ...

The WhiskerBalls Feline-Friendly Billiard Table from Happy-Luna triggers your cat's hunter instincts in the most adorable way ...

An exceptionally flexible region of the spine enables falling cats to twist the front and back halves of their body sequentially to ensure a safe landing ...