A team was able to show that swimming movements are possible even without a central control unit. This not only explains the behavior of microorganisms, it could also enable nanobots to move in a ...

Artist's impression of a tiny swimming creature: The body is modelled as a chain with several mass points in the computer simulation. Bacteria can do it, amoebas can do it, even blood cells can do it: ...

As parents, we want to know how to teach our babies to swim because the desire to see, feel or hear water is universal. People from all walks of life seek its soothing yet refreshing nature. Water ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Images: Akaradech Pramoonsin—Getty Images, Gary Yeowell—Getty Images, Mariia Siurtukova—Getty Images, Mariakray/Getty ...