Within just two hours, it executed complex movements and operations near the seafloor. "By mimicking the manta ray's fluid silhouette, we've solved buoyancy and stability issues that plague humanoid ...

Drone operator John Yanchoris catches a large manta ray swimming under a man on a paddleboard, and the video is breathtakingly beautiful.

Some of biggest fish in the world are living proof of how unique and mysterious underwater life can be, with these giants ...

Few creatures can match the manta ray or stingray when it comes to gracefulness in the ... They can manipulate objects to get food and will engage in playful behavior just for their amusement. Despite ...

These properties make their collective motion especially relevant to complex underwater operations ... Based on photographs of real manta ray configurations, the researchers studied different ...

They found the tandem formation only significantly increases propulsion for the middle manta ray, and the two triangular ... can help optimize formations for underwater vehicle operations.

This unique manta ray, with its bubblegum hue, has only been seen a handful of times since its discovery in 2015. Nature has a way of surprising us just when ... Raja Ampat in Indonesia, and ...

Within just two hours ... "By mimicking the manta ray's fluid silhouette, we've solved buoyancy and stability issues that plague humanoid underwater robots," said Fan Dixia, 35, the project's ...