Robot Design Cheered for Being Like a Seed
February 20, 2023
It's clever, and may help farmers, but common Erodium plants do it naturally all the time.
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Plants as Engineering Plants
June 20, 2022
With intentional double entendre, we look at marvelous plants that show how to get design work done.
Trilobite Eye Dazzles Government Engineers
April 19, 2022
This extinct marine animal had binocular eyes with such amazing properties they want to imitate it.
Brain Facts Challenge Materialism
April 18, 2022
These would not happen if the brain were mere atoms in motion.
Animals Display Mastery of Physics
March 31, 2022
From tiny to large, animals know how to use the laws of physics to their advantage.
Will DNA Overtake Hard Drives?
March 3, 2022
"DNA is nature’s original data storage system. We can use it to store any kind of data: images, video, music — anything."
Mammals With Inspiring Snouts
January 22, 2022
Mammal species with remarkable noses give scientists an education and inspiration.
Help Darwinists Kick the Habit in 2022
January 3, 2022
Out with the old dogma, "It evolved!" In with the new realism, "Just the Facts."
Watching Butterfly Designs Assemble
November 24, 2021
A press release from MIT shows that great biological science can be done without mentioning evolution.
Body Gifts to Stop Taking for Granted
September 22, 2021
There's more going on in our bodies than we know. We should exercise more gratitude.
Glass Sponges: Lessons from the Deep
August 10, 2021
How can a "simple" or "primitive" sponge surprise engineers with its optimal physics?
Bumblebees Pack Aerodynamic Sophistication into One Gram
November 28, 2020
Bumblebees seem self-aware of their dimensions so that they can navigate tight spaces during flight.
Do Science for Good
November 12, 2020
Scientists should get away from philosophizing and help their fellow human beings.
Un-crushable Beetle Surprises Scientists
October 27, 2020
A beetle that lives under tree bark can withstand crushing forces 39,000 times its body weight. It’s called the “diabolical ironclad beetle” and scientists are intrigued. Live Science tells about its lifestyle. Ironclad beetles (Phloeodes diabolicus) measure about 0.6 to 1 inch (15 to 25 millimeters) in length, and are found in woodland habitats in […]
Tiny Fly Beats Robots
September 3, 2020
Fruit flies dart, circle, zig and zag rapidly. Researchers gain some insight into how they do it so efficiently.