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Tag: George Lauder
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Nation & World
Science no longer intimidates her. Neither do sharks.
Summer research program breaks down barriers for undergraduates with disabilities.
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Nation & World
Water beast
New paper argues the Spinosaurus was aquatic, and powered by predatory tail.
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Nation & World
Both marathoner and sprinter
Scientists from Harvard and the University of Virginia have developed the first robotic tuna that can accurately mimic both the highly efficient swimming style of tuna, and their high speed.
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Nation & World
Beneath the surface
New study debunks long-held theory that dolphins had ridged skin, which helped them swim faster.
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Nation & World
New group of Harvard College Professors
Robin Bernstein, Lawrence Bobo, George Lauder, Yukio Lippit, and Amy Wagers have been named Harvard College Professors.
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Nation & World
Fish in depth
The renovated fish gallery at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, open as of June 2, includes displays that explain both fish biology and the science being conducted on the topic at Harvard.
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Nation & World
A swimsuit like shark skin? Not so fast
Experiments conducted in a Harvard lab reveal that, while sharks’ sandpaperlike skin does allow the animals to swim faster and more efficiently, the structure of some high-tech swimsuits has no effect when it comes to reducing drag as swimmers move through the water.
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Nation & World
How fish swim
Scientists have long believed that sunfish, perch, trout, and other such bony fish propel themselves forward with the movement of their tails, while their dorsal and anal fins — the fins on their tops and bottoms — work primarily as stabilizers.
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Nation & World
The tale of the tail
Sharks’ tails have always mystified biologists. Their relatives, hundreds of different species of fish, happily push themselves through the water with symmetrical tails that move from side to side. But…
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Nation & World
Scientists show how fish save energy by swimming in schools
Researchers at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have provided new insights into the hydrodynamic benefits fish reap by swimming in schools. “The annual upstream voyage of fish…
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Nation & World
Understanding how fish swim
The pattern is hard to see at first because the movement seems to happen in the blink of an eye.