http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (Phys.org) —An international team of wildlife researchers has found evidence to support the theory that some birds, such as penguins, lost the ability to fly because of adaptations that allowed for better swimming. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team describes the results of testing energy efficiency levels of birds that both fly and dive as compared to birds that have lost the ability to fly. http://phys.org/news288346514.html Biology Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:01 EST news288346514 With warm summer days at the beach on the minds of millions of winter-weary people, scientists are reporting that use of a new water quality test this year could prevent unnecessary beach closures while better protecting the health of swimmers. A study analyzing the accuracy of the test appears in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology. http://phys.org/news284203932.html Space & Earth Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:32:22 EST news284203932 Olympic swimmers aren't the only ones who change their strokes to escape competitors. To escape from the jaws and claws of predators in cold, viscous water, marine copepods switch from a wave-like swimming stroke to big power strokes, a behavior that has now been revealed thanks to 3-D high-speed digital holography. http://phys.org/news284121433.html Biology Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:37:20 EST news284121433 (Phys.org)—An engineering team from Imperial College London have come up with a vibrating armband tagged Ghost that can train a person's muscles and teach the user how to swing like Nadal, or play golf like Tiger, or help improve moves in other sports. The vibrating device, in prototype stage, is called Ghost because it can copy another person's movement. The user can download the movements of Wimbledon tennis players, for example, and the device will teach the user how to copy the stars' movements. Arm motion can be digitally recorded from the player of choice, and that arm motion is uploaded to the armband from the computer. http://phys.org/news265952512.html Technology Tue, 04 Sep 2012 05:50:01 EST news265952512 (Phys.org) -- Computer scientists have isolated the movements of Olympic swimmers and divers through a cutting-edge technique that reveals their motions above and below the water's surface. http://phys.org/news263750934.html Technology Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:09:05 EST news263750934 (Phys.org) -- Batoid rays, such as stingrays and manta rays, are among nature's most elegant swimmers. They are fast, highly maneuverable, graceful, energy-efficient, can cruise, bird-like, for long distances in the deep, open ocean, and rest on the sea bottom. http://phys.org/news262339273.html Technology Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:01:34 EST news262339273 Authorities in southern China have moved to quash a bizarre piranha threat, offering bounties and free bait amid fears the aggressive South American fish has invaded a river, state media said on Thursday. http://phys.org/news261285645.html Biology Thu, 12 Jul 2012 04:40:02 EST news261285645 Training sessions for Team GB's swimmers have been getting a helping hand from a new system incorporating cutting-edge movement tracking and sensor technologies. http://phys.org/news260099966.html Technology Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:59:36 EST news260099966 Sharks killed twice as many swimmers and surfers last year than in 2010, with the increase due largely to a growth in tourism and changing shark patterns due to global warming. http://phys.org/news248353373.html Biology Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:03:00 EST news248353373 Scientists from EPFL's Laboratory of Movement Analysis and Measurement have developed inertial systems, worn in a full-body swimming suit, which can analyse the strengths and weaknesses of elite-level swimmers during workout sessions. It’s a revolutionary new tool for coaches. http://phys.org/news247317833.html Technology Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:24:03 EST news247317833 (PhysOrg.com) -- Superstar swimmers and certain comic book superheroes have something unusual in common--when they wear special suits, they gain phenomenal abilities. A first-of-its-kind study from Northwestern Medicine highlights how now-banned technical swimsuits artificially enhanced athlete performance in 2009. http://phys.org/news242989938.html Other Sciences Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:40:01 EST news242989938 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study co-authored by University of Florida researchers provides details on the first cookiecutter shark attack on a live human, a concern as warm summer waters attract more people to the ocean. http://phys.org/news228722281.html Biology Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:00:00 EST news228722281 An academic from Canterbury Christ Church University has disproved the theory 'you need water to swim' on a prime time television show. http://phys.org/news223295793.html Technology Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:36:47 EST news223295793 (PhysOrg.com) -- The world's oceans, we know, are constantly shaken and stirred by the winds and the tides and other physical forces of nature. But what about fish and other swimming marine life? Do they stir the ocean, too? http://phys.org/news197014037.html Other Sciences Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:08:53 EST news197014037 Few countries have been more affected by the rapid approval of the new generation of swimsuits than traditional powerhouse Australia. http://phys.org/news167381160.html Technology Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:46:43 EST news167381160