Studying the filter-feeding mechanism of mobula rays, engineers developed a new design for industrial cross-flow water filters. Research shows the filter-feeders strike a natural balance between ...

Engineers fabricated a simple water filter modeled after the mobula ray’s plankton-filtering features. Pictured are pieces of the filter. Filter feeders are everywhere in the animal world, from tiny ...

Filter feeders in the animal kingdom showcase a variety of strategies to capture food from water, from the intricate structures of barnacles to the massive sieve-like mouths of baleen whales. Among ...