Design Inspires Scientific Advances
May 9, 2016
When you see cutting-edge science in materials and methods, you are likely to read "Inspired by Nature."
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Life as the Communication of Information
April 28, 2016
Could the essence of life be not so much the material substrate, but the transfer of information?
Why Chernobyl Neighbors Are Not Dying
April 21, 2016
Surprising scientists, both people and animals are doing OK around the world's worst nuclear accident site.
Plastic Proteins and Turtle Skis
April 18, 2016
Here's news about the latest technologies coming out of biomimetics, the imitation of nature's designs.
More Examples of Exceptional Preservation in Fossil Reptiles
April 7, 2016
How could structures this delicate survive the ravages of tens or hundreds of millions of years?
More Holes in Evolutionary Theory
April 5, 2016
Here are three examples of animals not branching out neatly on Darwin's tree like they're supposed to.
Original Material Found in Triassic Reptile Fossils
March 18, 2016
The preservation of structures and original proteins in fossils has just been pushed back to the Triassic.
O Beautiful for Amber Waves of Fossils
March 10, 2016
Striking examples of life encased in fossil tree sap open eyes on creation vs evolution.
Real Creatures with Superpowers
March 8, 2016
Check out the capabilities of these amazing little critters.
Biomimetics Inspires Education
March 7, 2016
Students and teachers are catching on to the potential of biological design to inspire good science.
Weird Animals You Never Heard Of
March 3, 2016
Welcome to a menagerie of believe-it-or-not creatures that once inhabited our planet (or still do).
Land Animals Can Raft Across Oceans
February 13, 2016
A research study about floating plastic debris illustrates how animals can cross oceans on floating rafts.
Nerves Find Their Way in the Dark
February 12, 2016
Scientists are beginning to be able to watch nerve cells reaching out and forming connections.