Remora fish, with a sucking disc on their heads, have been the stuff of legend. They often attach themselves to boat hulls and were once thought to purposely slow the boat down. While that is a ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) cruise the warm waters off the coast of Western Australia and northern Australia. One of the ...

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A new study provides details of the structure and tissue properties of the unique adhesion system used by remora fish to attach themselves to sharks and other marine animals. The information could ...

When a shark is spotted in the ocean, humans and marine animals alike usually flee. But not the remora – this fish will instead swim right up to a shark and attach itself to the predator using a ...

The remora is a fascinating fish, not least because of a strong suction cup-like structure on the back of its head, allowing it to latch onto larger animals for protection and transport. Now ...

It takes the form of a small waterproof quadcopter, on top of which is a 3D-printed silicone disc inspired by a similar appendage on the flattened head of the remora fish. The remora uses that disc to ...

A study found remoras, known as suckerfish, were using a less-than-comfortable place to hitch a ride: the rear ends of manta rays.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride. Scientists tracking humpbacks off the coast of Australia have ...

Sharks and remora fish share a symbiotic relationship: their intimate coexistence aids one another’s survival. In business, a similar relationship exists between digital marketplace platforms and 3rd ...