Water drops slide down spiderwebs, along the spines of desert plants, and across the armored exterior of horned lizards. Thin, grooved surfaces like these pop up frequently in nature when Keep reading
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Sliding on Sand
Getting around on sandy slopes is no easy feat. On steep inclines, even small disturbances will cause an avalanche. The predatory antlion takes advantage of this fact by building a Keep reading
Beijing 2022: Ice’s Slideability
As scientists continue to unravel the peculiarities of ice, they’ve found that ice’s friction depends both on the object sliding on it and the ice’s hardness. At extremely low temperatures, Keep reading
Beijing 2022: Monobob
Bobsleigh, as a discipline, has been dominated in recent years by teams seeking every aerodynamic advantage to shave hundredths of a second off their runs. So it’s fascinating that the Keep reading