...Federico Formenti; Graham N. Askew; Alberto E. Minetti ABSTRACT Humans have developed tools and strategies to improve locomotion performance and safety throughout history. In particular, unusual environmental conditions and danger have pushed the limits of imagination and initiative, laying...

.... In this Commentary article and the accompanying poster, I explore the journal's history from its inception, through the guidance of nine Editors-in-Chief, to achieving its aims of championing the comparative approach, disseminating and promoting high-quality research and supporting our community of researchers. I...

... of the classic papers that have been published in the journal over the past 100 years to provide a snapshot of key journal breakthroughs and a sense of the fields they inspired. History JEB Centenary Literature © 2023. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2023 Competing interests...

..., in turn, limited what kinds of questions biologists could ask or answer. Throughout the history of our field, conceptual leaps and significant technical advances have generally worked hand in hand. Recently, high-resolution, three-dimensional (3D) motion data have become easier to acquire, providing new...

...Matthew J. McHenry; Tyson L. Hedrick ABSTRACT Kinematic measurements have been essential to the study of comparative biomechanics and offer insight into relationships between technological development and scientific progress. Here, we review the 100 year history of kinematic measurements in Journal...

... years. Yet, the application of the safety factor concept to biological systems is much older. As recently argued, history matters in scientific endeavors and is needed to understand the development of scientific concepts ( Petersen, 2021 ). In this spirit, the purpose of this Commentary is to highlight...

... physiology history The need to relate muscular structure to its mechanical function has been apparent for centuries. Certainly it was clear to Galileo and Borelli (both of whom understood dimensional analysis), and to Leonardo da Vinci (who understood most things). To my mind, William Harvey is pre...