Forget about Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali, the fastest punch in the world belongs to the mantis shrimp.. This shrimp can smash a shell with the force of a .22 caliber bullet and remain intact ...

To find out how much force a mantis shrimp’s dactyl clubs can possibly withstand, the researchers tested live shrimp by having them strike a piezoelectric sensor like they would smash a shell.

They may be colorful and small, but mantis shrimp are not to be trifled with. These carnivorous crustaceans pack a powerful punch that can smash mollusk shells at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour ...

Two waves of thunderstorms are moving through as part of a large weather system that is sweeping across the central United States. The first wave has already moved out, but the second one, which ...