Cats are renowned for always landing on their feet. While that’s not entirely true, “cat physics” sounds like an oxymoron. Scientific laws don’t appear to apply to animals that can squeeze into ...

A team at Yamaguchi University in Japan has identified a mechanical property of the feline spine that helps explain how cats can rotate midair to land on their feet. Their peer-reviewed study, publish ...

The new findings could have applications from improving vet treatments to even helping develop remarkable bio-inspired robots ...

Cats are masters of contortion — and the laws of physics — which helps them stick the landing more times than not. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The animal kingdom is fertile ground for roboticists looking to improve on their designs, with everything from insects, fish, seahorses, jellyfish, caterpillars, snakes and birds providing inspiration ...