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Venus Flytrap Still Mystifies, Inspires

November 21, 2012

The Venus flytrap remains one of the most intriguing plants in the world. What makes it snap shut in a tenth of a second? Can we imitate its motion without muscles, wires or batteries?

Amazing Facts

Inventions Inspired by Mother Nature's Designs

November 2, 2012

Biological solutions to physical challenges are inspiring new technologies.

Amazing Facts

Nature: 3.8 Billion Years of R&D

October 2, 2012

Scientists continue mining the biomimicry bonanza, but some still give all the credit to time and evolution.

Birds

Evolution Funnies

September 28, 2012

Sometimes Darwinians are funny. They take themselves so seriously, applying natural selection to everything on earth except their own seriousness.

Amazing Facts

Pristine Wood Found in Diamond Crater

September 19, 2012

A kimberlite crater in Canada, said to be 53 million years old, yielded exquisitely preserved unfossilized wood.

Biomimetics

Cheetahs Prosper with Rear-Wheel Drive

September 9, 2012

Learn about how cheetahs accelerate from 0 to 60 in 3 seconds, and other wonders of the living world.

Darwin and Evolution

Whole Lotta Evolvin’ Goin’ On

September 5, 2012

Your dog learned the most effective way to shake water off: by evolution, maybe. Maybe evolution did other things, too.

Amazing Facts

Zoo Celebrates Bio-Inspiration

August 31, 2012

The San Diego Zoo has a new Centre for Bioinspiration, promoting invention based on life's solutions to practical problems.

Botany

Evidences for Evolution Examined

August 20, 2012

Recent news stories have claimed evidence for evolution. But has evolution been observed or assumed?

Biomimetics

Inventors Covet Nature's Engineering

August 16, 2012

Scientists and entrepreneurs can't get enough of the design solutions found in the living world.

Amazing Facts

Mt. St. Helens Renewal Slow, Steady

August 6, 2012

This is an eyewitness report of ecological renewal at the volcano that erupted 32 years ago.

Bible and Theology

Palm Trees Thrived in Antarctica

August 2, 2012

Evidence for tropical trees has been found 5 km deep off the coast of Antarctica.

Amazing Facts

More Olympic Creatures

August 1, 2012

Plants and animals continue to amaze us with their Olympic-level abilities. New observations promote some to the award stand.

Botany

Olympic Plants Perform in Place

July 30, 2012

They may be rooted in the ground, but plants run their own Olympic organization.

Biomimetics

Evolution Falsely So Called

July 25, 2012

Evolutionary theory gets credited for changes that really do not help Darwin's view of a universal tree of life. Three examples show how.

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