Archive for April 17th, 2025

Testing Different Walking Designs in LEGO

How many legs must a robot have to navigate over various obstacles in the terrain? Or does it really matter? Maybe the type of feet matter more than the number of legs. Or maybe the size of those feet are key. The Brick...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/04/17/Testing-Different-Walking-Designs-in-LEGO/

A Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson's Disease

We've read about amazing dogs who can smell cancer and other human conditions, and now we know at least one person who can sniff out diagnoses like diabetes and Parkinson's disease. Joy Milne, 75-year-old Scottish woman,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/04/17/A-Woman-Who-Can-Smell-Parkinsons-Disease/

The Weird Physics of Walking on Water

There are certain species that can walk on the surface of water. Don't try this at home, because humans and most animals are far too heavy to even attempt it. But these insects have found their ecological niche because t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/04/17/The-Weird-Physics-of-Walking-on-Water/

The Sicilian Sport of Cheese Rolling

In Novaria di Sicilia, a neighborhood of Messina, people play an unusual sport as part of the Carnival celebrations. It's called Lancio del Mairochino.Traditional Sports explains that residents take a wheel of the local...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/04/17/The-Sicilian-Sport-of-Cheese-Rolling/
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