The saying goes, “cats always land on their feet.” Scientists have investigated the physics of falling cats since at least ...
In 1894, the French physiologist Étienne-Jules Marey tried to resolve a particularly vexing question in science: How do cats ...
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, ...
An exceptionally flexible region of the spine enables falling cats to twist the front and back halves of their body ...