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Botanical Marvels: How Plants Catch Light and Take Flight

Land plants enhance our world in many ways, but some of the most amazing ways are at the micro level and atomic level.

Three More Designs that Defy Evolution

Darwinian natural selection sounds convincing until you look at the details of extraordinary designs in nature.

How Flamingos Stand on One Foot

Mysteries of the universe unfold: how can flamingos sleep while standing on one foot? And why is it good to know?

Weekend Digest, May 6, 2017

Here's a collection of quick takes on interesting developments in the science news, from Saturn to a possible cure for malaria; from your liver to Sunday funnies.

Plant Brains Solve Problems

Without a physical brain or nervous system, plants know how to get about in place.

Three New and Different Biomimetics Stories

There appears to be no end of ways to imitate nature's designs.

Ingenious Seed Bomb "Designed by Evolution"

Red hot peppers! Can evolution "design" anything, especially a chemical bomb a plant uses to be sure its seeds get spread properly?
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