Owls are known for their near-silent flight, which allows them to swoop down on prey unheard. Wind turbines, though, are often accused of being too noisy. Scientists are addressing the one ...

Interlocking directorates were outlawed in specific instances wherein they gave a few board members outsized control over an industry. In some cases, this opened the door for them to synchronize ...

The Interlocking UB, formed by thousands of incoming first-year students each fall, combines a spirit-rally, mass assembly and human performance architecture in what has become one of the marquee ...

Each quill has up to 800 barbs, all of which are located on the first 4 mm of the quill's tip. The quills easily detach from the porcupine, allowing it to escape while the sharp hair remains ...

A feather's barbs are pulled apart, in a manner that was replicated using large-scale 3D-printed models. ... A microscope image of a feather's interlocking barbules.

Sharp metal barbs create hazard on American River Parkway trail 03:15. SACRAMENTO – Sharp metal barbs have been popping up on the American River Parkway in Sacramento, popping tires and creating ...