A research group may have unraveled the mystery behind the locomotion of the ancient marine reptile, the plesiosaur, by recreating a bio-inspired control system that accounts for motion adjustment.

Credit: Scientific Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55805-z "Instead of focusing solely on how water interacts with plesiosaur bodies—that is, the hydrodynamics of swimming—we decided ...

In the dark seas of the ancient world, few creatures were as interesting as the plesiosaur: a long-necked marine reptile with four large flippers. These fearsome predators dominated the oceans in ...