Saturday, May 17, 2008

MIT solves gravity-defying bird beak mystery


MIT solves gravity-defying bird beak mystery - MIT News Office: "As Charles Darwin showed nearly 150 years ago, bird beaks are exquisitely adapted to the birds' feeding strategy. A team of MIT mathematicians and engineers has now explained exactly how some shorebirds use their long, thin beaks to defy gravity and transport food into their mouths."

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