Large rings of swirling water called eddies provide most of the push that allows dolphins to swim so fast and smoothly.

Dolphins are famous for their speed and agility in the water, but what exactly allows them to swim so effectively? Scientists ...

Dolphins are known for their incredible speed and smooth, graceful movement in the water. They can glide, leap, and change ...

Learn how supercomputers simulate how dolphins create powerful vortices that push them forward and make them some of the ...

Researchers from Osaka University have used supercomputer simulations to solve the mystery of how ...

A quick splash, a sleek fin cutting through the surface, and then—gone. Dolphins don’t perform on cue, but when you spot one, even for a moment, it truly does make the ocean feel alive. Some places ...

BOTTLE NOSE DOLPHIN SWIMMING FAST AND PLAY WITH SPONGE© Yann hubert/Shutterstock.com In Shark Bay, Western Australia, some Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins use sponges as tools while they hunt.

KEY LARGO, Fla. ― Fourteen-year-old B.B. is a bit of a showoff. A superstar athlete able to swim faster and jump higher than the other five bottlenose dolphins at Dolphin Life Key Largo (formerly ...

Researchers from The University of Osaka used large-scale simulations and turbulence theory to study how dolphins swim so ...