It’s not quite flying turtles but it’s close. Angie the diamondback terrapin shows the surprising similarities between swimming and flight.

The strange viscous world of little things that live in ponds.

The Reynolds number is one of the most important numbers in biology. Here's why.

How leaves use a clever trick of surface tension to stay dry even in the rain.

Leaf temperature is vital to leaf function. Here is how leaves use variations of size and shape to keep from overheating.

Many fluid flows in nature are driven not by pressure but by density gradients. Watch these in action.

How you can use the Reynolds number and fluids to decide whether dinosaurs were warm-blooded or not.

How can the Reynolds number help us understand adaptation to the environment? Here we sink cacti in flowing water to find out how the spines affect flow.

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