# More News **February 2018** **"Does a two-element muscle model offer advantages when estimating ankle plantar flexor forces during human cycling?" in The Journal of Biomechanics** [Read here](http://www.jbiomech.com/article/S0021-9290(17)30725-X/fulltext) **October 2017** **OpenSim Webinar: Why Are Antagonists Co-activated in My Simulations? Simulating Cycling and Other "High Flexion" Tasks** with speakers Adrian Lai from Simon Fraser University and Allison Arnold from Harvard University. **August 2017** Several publications (links below) reported on the research of graduate student, Brianna McHorse, who investigated how horses hooves evolved. **“How the horse became the only living animal with a single toe” in The Guardian.** [Read here](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/aug/23/how-the-horse-became-the-only-living-animal-with-a-single-toe) **“How Horses Got Their Hooves” in The New York Times.** [Read here](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/science/horses-hooves-evolution.html) **“How the horse lost its toes: Creature evolved hooves 5 million years ago to gallop faster after moving from protected forests to open grassland" in The Daily Mail.** [Read here](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4815392/How-horse-lost-toes-evolved-hooves.html) **August 2017** **“Understanding the IT Band” in the Harvard Gazette.** The Harvard Gazette discusses two recent studies by ex-postdoctoral fellow Carolyn Eng (co-authors Daniel Lieberman, Andrew Biewener, and Allison Arnold-Rife) that examine how the iliotibial band stores and releases elastic energy to make walking and running more efficient. [Read more](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/08/understanding-the-it-band/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=08.27.2015%20(1)) #### **April 2015** Several publications (links below) reported on the research of graduate student, Glenna Clifton, who investigated how grebes produce the hydrodynamic forces necessary to stay above the water surface during their rushing behavior. #### **"Slap keeps rushing grebes afloat" in The Journal of Experimental Biology** [Read here](http://jeb.biologists.org/content/218/8/1113.full) #### **"How do these birds run on water?" in Science** [Read here](http://news.sciencemag.org/biology/2015/04/how-do-these-birds-run-water) #### **"Birds "Walk" on Water to Impress Mates—Here's How They Do It" in National Geographic** [Read here](http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/150422-western-clarks-grebe-water-dance-rushing-animal-behavior-science/) #### **"News Picks : Diving bird runs on water to attract a mate" in Physics Today** [Read here](http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday/news/news-picks/diving-bird-runs-on-water-to-attract-a-mate-a-news-pick-post) #### **April 2015 - "Why birds don't crash" in the Harvard Gazette** The Harvard Gazette reviews a recent study by ex-postdoctoral fellow C. Dave Williams and Andrew Biewener that was published in the *Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences* in March (112 (11): 3392-3396) on how pigeons adopt two different wing-stroke strategies to fly through tight spaces past vertical obstacles. [Read here](http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/04/why-birds-dont-crash/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=04.24.2015%20(1)) **January 2013 - "Frankensteinish Flight of the Bumblebee" in Science Magazine** Science Magazine reviews Andrew Mountcastle's research on the advantages of wing resilience in bees and wasps. [Read here](http://www.sciencemag.org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/content/339/6117/256.3.full) **January 2013 - "Aerial Acrobats: Pigeons Whoosh Through Tight Spaces" in Science Magazine** An article detailing the research of post-doc, David Williams, on the tactics that pigeons use while flying through tight spaces. The article also reports on the pigeon turning research of graduate student, Ivo Ros. [Read here](http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/01/ariel-acrobats-pigeons-whoosh-th.html) **October 2012** - **"Grebes Walk on Water" in the Oregon Field Guide, Oregon Public Broadcasting** The local Oregon Public Broadcasting show follows graduate student, Glenna Clifton, as she films Western and Clark's grebes performing their elaborate pair-boding display called rushing. [Watch here](http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/segments/view/1827) **September 2012** - **"Dragonfly" in the Riskin's Business column on the Discovery Channel** Dan Riskin interviews Professor Stacey Combes about her dragonfly prey-capture experiments at the Concord Field Station greenhouse. [Watch here](http://watch.ctv.ca/clip764433#clip764433) **September 2012** - **"Jumping Jerboas" in the Riskin's Business column on the Discovery Channel** Dan Riskin interviews graduate student, Talia Moore, to find out how jerboas excel at running and hopping on the sand. [Watch here](http://www.discoverychannel.ca/Article.aspx?aid=41236) **March 2012 - "Coolest Lab Ever? Studying Locomotion with Rat Treadmills, Wind Tunnels" on ScienceFriday** Flora Lichtman comes to the Concord Field Station to interview Dr. Biewener about what it's like to research comparative biomechanics. [Watch here](http://www.sciencefriday.com/video/03/09/2012/coolest-lab-ever.html) **December 2011 - "Flight of the Wild Pigeon" on NPR** Dr. Biewener is interviewed by Ira Flatow about a recent publication on pigeon turning during flight. [Listen here](http://www.npr.org/2011/12/02/143055124/flight-of-the-wild-pigeon) **December 2011 - "Pigeon-power seen as model for future drone technology" on Reuters** Graduate student Ivo Ros is interviewed about his work studying aerodynamic force production during pigeon flight. [Watch here](http://www.reuters.com/video/2011/12/14/pigeon-power-seen-as-model-for-future-dr?videoId=226862717) **October 2011 - "Dragonflies: The Flying Aces of the Insect World" in Science Nation.** The NSF online magazine covers the innovative research ongoing in the Combes Lab. [Watch and read here](http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/dragonfliesinmotion.jsp) **November 2009 - "Taming Turbulence" in the Harvard Magazine** The Harvard Magazine features research by the Combes lab on how orchid bees extend their legs to induce greater roll stability during turbulent, windy conditions. [Read here](http://harvardmagazine.com/2009/11/orchid-bees-and-flight-turbulence) [Watch orchid bees in flight here](http://harvardmagazine.com/extras/bees-stabilize-turbulent-flight) **January 2002 - "Hop, Skip, and Soar" in the Harvard Magazine** This issue of the Harvard Magazine features the Concord Field Station, including six pages of beautiful photography documenting some of the ongoing research conducted in the Biewener Lab. [Read the whole article here](http://harvardmagazine.com/2002/01/hop-skip-and-soar.html)