The pistol shrimp is a remarkable little creature. It is capable of producing a noise louder than a gunshot and generating heat reportedly as hot as the surface of the sun. Yet it is only an inch or ...

Everything you need to know about the almighty crustacean at the center of Netflix’s new movie Project Power. Photo: Arthur Anker The power for which they are named involves their pincers (claws). One ...

Pistol shrimps have one larger, modified claw. When they open it and snap it shut, it produces a fast-moving vortex ring. The vortex ring produces a cavitation bubble, which collapses, producing heat, ...