Manta rays are filter feeders, sifting plankton from seawater as they swim. Inspired by this natural filtering mechanism, MIT ...

Inspired by the manta ray, the researchers designed a simple water filter that mimics the ray’s feeding features.

The MIT researchers discovered that the size of these plates may enable incoming plankton to bounce across the plates and ...

Filter feeders are everywhere in the animal world, from tiny crustaceans and certain types of coral and krill, to various ...

Filter feeders in the animal kingdom showcase a variety of strategies to capture food from water, from the intricate ...

Nature is full of creatures that filter tiny particles from water, like krill, coral, and even massive whales. But one filter ...