Tag: catch
The quest to catch the Cairngorms’ mysterious lynx
On the face of it, it seems a near-impossible task. Catch one of the most elusive wild cat species set loose in a landscape twice the size of the Lake District National Park. But this week experts were faced with this challenge not once, but twice. Barely 24-hours after two escaped cats were captured in…
How to ‘Catch’ Prime Numbers
How to ‘Catch’ Prime Numbers A prime number study charts the limits of detection By Max Springer edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Prime numbers have captivated mathematicians for centuries with their unpredictable and seemingly random distribution. In a groundbreaking preprint study, researchers devised a novel method that bolsters our…
Bats catch a lift from storm winds on long-distance migrations
By Jonathan Lambert Historically, bat migration has been a bit of a black box. While scientists have learned lots about how birds migrate, the handful of bat species that make long-distance journeys have been tougher to study. “They’re fast and they move at night,” says Edward Hurme, a biologist at the Max Planck Institute for…
Glenn Maxwell’s mid-air boundary juggle hailed as ‘greatest catch’ in BBL
Veteran leaps metres into outfield to catch ball in one hand before throwing it back into field of play A stunning Glenn Maxwell catch in the outfield, an almost impossible take in mid-air on the wrong side of the boundary rope that he juggled back into play, has been hailed one of the best in…