Numerical simulations articles within Nature

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• Article | 21 February 2024

  Evolutionary novelties underlie sound production in baleen whales

  Studies of vocal production in baleen whales show that their larynx has evolved unique structures that enable their low-frequency vocalizations but limit their active communication range.

  • Coen P. H. Elemans
  • , Weili Jiang
  •  & W. Tecumseh Fitch

• Letter | 17 October 2018

  A separated vortex ring underlies the flight of the dandelion

  The flight of dandelion seeds is enabled by an extraordinary vortex ring, which was revealed by the visualization of the flow around the seed.

  • Cathal Cummins
  • , Madeleine Seale
  •  & Naomi Nakayama

• Letter | 06 July 2011

  Excess digestive capacity in predators reflects a life of feast and famine

  • Jonathan B. Armstrong
  •  & Daniel E. Schindler

• News & Views | 25 August 2010

  Making black holes from scratch

  The means by which supermassive black holes form and grow have remained largely unclear. Numerical simulations show that the collision of massive galaxies can naturally lead to the creation of these objects.

  • Marta Volonteri