Diving bell spiders spin ‘bubbles’ of web that not only let them live under water, but serve as gills that take in oxygen from the water. Now two biologists have measured what makes these bubbles fail ...

When watching the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, it’s hard not to wonder how cliff divers’ bodies don’t explode from impact like a watermelon. First of all, the goal of cliff diving is to not be ...

The 2024 finale hits Sydney. Rhiannan Iffland claims her eighth title. The men’s title is still up for grabs. The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series returns to Athens, Greece, for its 15th season, ...

University of Virginia physics professor Lou Bloomfield explains how divers use gravity and change their shape to execute the perfect dive.