For more than a century, scientists have been trying to figure out how a falling cat lands on its feet with such astonishing ...

The saying goes, “cats always land on their feet.” Scientists have investigated the physics of falling cats since at least ...

The secret to this acrobatic skill lies in an extremely flexible part of the spine that allows cats to twist in the air and land safely.

Learn how variations in different parts of the spine allow cats to land upright.

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 vet treatments to even helping develop remarkable bio-inspired robots.

In 1894, the French physiologist Étienne-Jules Marey tried to resolve a particularly vexing question in science: How do cats always seem to land on their feet when they fall? Usi ...

The 12 vertebrae of the thoracic spine represent the central portion of the spinal column, the bony tower that provides postural support for standing and sitting and also houses the spinal cord. The ...