Artist Thomas Blanchard is no stranger to fluid dynamics. His previous short films focused on mixtures of oil and paint, but in “Dance Dance,” flowers are front and center. There are Keep reading
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How the Jellyfish Stings
Many jellyfish are capable of venomously stinging both their prey and their predators. The stings originate from specialized cells in their tentacles called nematocysts (middle image) that, when activated, rapidly Keep reading
Spore Squirting
The fungus Pilobolus spreads its spores with a squirt cannon. Each spore sits on the end of a round fluid-filled pod. Like many plants, the fungus uses a process called osmosis Keep reading
How Plants Move
Though most plants don’t move at speeds that we humans notice, many plants are remarkably active, as seen in the timelapse animations above. Much of this motion is driven by Keep reading