ATHENS (Reuters) - Mines attached to the hulls of ships and set off with timers likely caused blasts that have damaged two crude oil tankers in the Mediterranean Sea since January, three sources close ...

Tough teeth The teeth of limpets -- small marine molluscs famous for their tiny shells that resemble umbrellas -- are the world's strongest known biological structure. The teeth, described in a new ...

There's no tongue on Earth rougher than a limpet's. Covered in hundreds of tiny teeth, it scrapes rock to shreds with every lick, so the limpet can feed on the microorganisms that live there. And it's ...

The limpet mine used on a Japanese-owned oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz “bears a striking resemblance” to other Iranian mines, U.S. Navy officials said Wednesday. Cmdr. Sean Kido of the U.S.

Move over spider silk. There is a new material that could just be the strongest known to mankind. Scientists announced this week that the teeth of limpets - small aquatic snail-like creatures with ...

The limpet mines used to attack a Japanese-owned oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz last week bore "a striking resemblance" to similar mines displayed by Iran, a U.S. Navy explosives expert said ...

Locks are all very well and good, but it always helps to have an extra layer of security that discourages bike thieves just a little bit more. British cyclists James Sheppard and Matthew Leach have ...

The humble limpet has been receiving a lot of press lately, as scientists recently determined that the material from which its teeth are made is officially the world's strongest natural material. Now, ...

Forget spiders' webs; the teeth of tiny limpets are the strongest biological material yet discovered, and could be used to build the cars, boats and planes of the future. And their sheer strength ...

WASHINGTON — With President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asserting that Iran was behind the explosions on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday and threatening military retaliation, ...

Scientists believe they may have found the strongest natural material known to man, one that could be copied to make the cars, boats and planes of the future – the teeth of the humble limpet.

The Incredible Mr. Limpet centers around the character of Henry Limpet (played by Knotts), who is a quiet bookkeeper enamored with fish. He loves them so much, he wishes he was one, to his wife’s ...