Manta rays are elegantly shaped. They swim by flapping their fins like enormous wings, and their gills filter for plankton with the utmost precision. These creatures have now inspired human ...

Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Caleb Perez, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Jul. 15—MOSES LAKE — The Manta Rays Aquatics team hosted the Sizzlin Summer Swim Meet at the Moses Lake ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jared Ranahan is a reporter who covers travel and ecotourism. Jan 24, 2025, 11:02am EST Manta rays are filter feeders that possess ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – I’m not a strong swimmer. Growing up, I would splash around in the neighborhood public pool on Chelsea, but I didn’t have any formal swim lessons until my sophomore year at ...

Devil's Advocate: You don't have to be a diving demon to relish remarkable rays -- here's how. Courtesy of InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort Forget Miami Beach and Mexico — if you want to ...

The manta-inspired robot can swim up and down in the water column at speeds as high as 6.8 body lengths per second. A team of researchers has beaten its own record for the fastest swimming soft robot, ...

Experience the thrill of swimming with manta rays in Bali, particularly around the stunning Nusa Islands. This adventure ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A drone operator captured a rare video of a manta ray near Honeymoon Island with “something very unusual” swimming above it on Friday. John Yanchoris said he flew his ...

Manta rays and stingrays are some of the most graceful animals in the ocean, as they glide through the water in search of prey. These animals are both cartilaginous fish and have a very similar ...

(Nanowerk News) A team of researchers has beaten its own record for the fastest swimming soft robot, drawing inspiration from manta rays to improve their ability to control the robot’s movement in the ...

You know what I didn't realize until looking up manta rays just now: They have the highest encephalization quotient of any fish and are one of the few fish to pass the mirror test. (Passing means that ...