Category: Heat and Temperature
Social Wasps: A Chemical Analysis
Venom, Pheromones, Dufour’s gland, Antennae, Cuticular hydrocarbon chains, Wasp nest, Saliva
Andrew Habelrih, Eliot Azar, Malak Zakaria
Marvels of Chemistry: Murmurations and their Chemical Phenomena
Murmurations, Starlings, Chemical Signalling, Visual System, Crowding Behaviour, Metabolism, Guano
Maeve Ding, Matt Levasseur, Nicole Shen, Rachael Zhang
Survival Through Synthesis: The Chemical Tactics of Fungi
Enzymes, Metabolism, Antibiotics, Bioremediation, Thermal Shock, Chemical Adaptations
Edison Luke, Felix Gamper, Lea Bleibel, Vasily Ignatov
The Wasp: Physical Analysis of Body and Movement
Wasp flight mechanics; Compound eye structure; Wake capture; Ovipositor adaptation; Adhesive; Clap-and-fling mechanism; Morphological optimization; Environmental factors; Aerodynamic stability; Evolutionary biomechanics
Andrew Habelrih, Eliot Azar, Malak Zakaria
A Physics-Based Investigation of Termite Organization and Behaviour
Termites, Defence Mechanisms, Vibrations, Structural Stability, Material Strength, Thermoregulation, Ventilation, Mound architecture, Mound architecture, Mandibles
Rosalie Beaudin, Naia Kim, Mattias Sucher, Lucy Wiggers
Tunnel Vision: The Naked Mole Rat’s Extended Phenotype
Naked mole rat, Subterranean environment, Extended phenotype, Energy efficiency, Cardiovascular biomechanics, Thermoregulation, Evolutionary adaptation, Sensory systems, Hypoxia tolerance
Clayton Dame, David Bensemana, Lana Habhab, Min Seo Song
The Fungal Kingdom: Mechanisms of Adaptation and Interaction with the Physical World
Symbiosis, Turgor Pressure, Fungi, Growth, Cell Structure, Morphology, Spores
Edison Luke, Felix Gamper, Lea Bleibel, Vasily Ignatov
Tiny but Mighty: The Incredible Physics of Bees
Bee, Flight, Dance, Navigation, Electroreception, Thermoregulation, Defence
Tzu-Yu Hung, Alysha Kutuzyan, Katarina Simanic, Steven Yang
The Mathematical Organisation of Social Wasps
Nest structure, Population dynamics, Resource optimization, Game theory, Dominance, Reproduction
Eliot Azar, Andrew Habelrih, Malak Zakaria
Mechanics and Optics of Cyanobacteria: How to Survive over Billions of Years
Survival mechanisms, photosynthesis, buoyancy regulation, light-sensing or phototaxis, bacteria, gliding motility, biofilm
Maria Delgopiatof, Max Bai, Sierra Bushey, Valerie Syme
A Physical Analysis of Magnetotactic Bacteria: Nature’s Microscopic Compass as a Solution to a Motile Biotope
Magnetotactic bacteria, phototaxis, aerotaxis, sensing, fluid dynamics, swimming
Alex Gagnon, Catriona Kirk, Jason Li, Sofian Martinais
Mathematical Models of Diatoms: Understanding Their Complex Shape, Reproduction and Chain Formation
Diatoms, geometry, Gielis formula, structural functionality, fractals
Peter Matthews-Crochetiere, Daniel Ibrahim, Wenan Liao, Cedric Mackay