The crocodile drawing is now used as the logo for the Cambridge University Physics Society (CUPS). Much like the Kapitsa Club, members of CUPS regularly meet for academic talks and social events ...

A multidisciplinary team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has just demonstrated that the scales on the head of crocodiles arise from the mechanics of growing tissues without genetic involvement.

Even though Rutherford probably did not like the nickname, the crocodile carving remains iconic. The crocodile drawing is now used as the logo for the Cambridge University Physics Society (CUPS). Much ...