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

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

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

Filter feeders can be found across various animal species, from tiny crustaceans and specific types of coral to large ...

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

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Devil Rays didn't have to do a lot to sell themselves to Lou Piniella. Patience is not one of Lou Piniella's strengths, but he will need to have a lot of ...

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

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

MIT engineers studied mobula rays’ filter-feeding mechanisms to create a bio-inspired filtration system. The ray's comb-like ...