Elie Dolgin

All Stories by Elie Dolgin

  1. Physics

    How to get the biggest splash at the pool using science

    Move over belly flops and cannonballs. Manu jumps, pioneered by New Zealand’s Māori and Pasifika communities, reign supreme.

  2. Animals

    Flamingos create precise water vortices in a shrimp-hunting frenzy

    Nashville Zoo flamingos reveal the oddball birds generate many types of vortices to eat. The swirls could be an inspiration to human engineers.

  3. Animals

    In a first, zebra cams reveal herds on the move with giraffes

    Six zebras wore video cameras attached to collars, capturing the equines’ daily life. Sticking with giraffes may let the two species protect each other.

  4. Health & Medicine

    Sluggish proteins may underpin aging and chronic disease

    Sticky, sluggish proteins with “proteolethargy” may be a common denominator underpinning life’s ailments.

  5. Life

    Nature’s first fiber optics could light the way to internet innovation

    Mineral crystals in heart cockles’ shells protect symbiotic algae from ultraviolet rays and could lead to innovations in internet infrastructure.

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