A team at Yamaguchi University in Japan has identified a mechanical property of the feline spine that helps explain how cats can rotate midair to land on their feet. Their peer-reviewed study, ...

The new findings could have applications from improving veterinary treatments to even helping develop remarkable new bio-inspired robots.

When cats fall, they usually land on their feet. This uncanny ability to right themselves before hitting the ground has long puzzled scientists. Now, a team from Yamaguchi University in Japan has the ...

Researchers at Japan's Yamaguchi University say the secret lies in a spine that doesn't bend the same way from front to back, allowing cats to twist in midair without violating the rules of physics.