How many times have you been told on your golf swing to keep your head still and down and to keep your head back after impact? You have probably heard that as many times as you have heard, "You missed ...

A baby barn owl demonstrates the natural neck flexibility of the owl. Researchers studied snowy, barred, and great horned owls.Image courtesy of marilyn barbone / shutterstock. Most animals, humans ...

Owls should be able to rotate their heads a full 360 degrees, according to an analysis of the birds’ skeletons and muscles – but some researchers still have their doubts. The two researchers obtained ...

For humans, sudden gyrations of the head and neck—whether they’re from car accidents, rollercoaster rides, or chiropracty gone awry—can tear blood vessel linings in the neck, leading to clots that can ...

Owls don't need eyes in the back of their heads to see what's behind them — they can just swivel their heads all the way around. In fact, many owl species, such as the barred owl, can rotate their ...

Medical illustrators and neurological imaging experts have figured out how night-hunting owls can almost fully rotate their heads -- by as much as 270 degrees in either direction -- without damaging ...