Butterfly Designs Shown in High Resolution
September 19, 2021
Illustra Media's new short film shows how God is in the details.
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Glass Sponges: Lessons from the Deep
August 10, 2021
How can a "simple" or "primitive" sponge surprise engineers with its optimal physics?
You’ll Never Guess the Most Efficient Animal Swimmer
May 6, 2021
This beautiful and informative video announcing the winner was released this month by Illustra Media.
Delicate Acrobats: Butterflies and Jellyfish Use Physics to Perfection
January 21, 2021
Two animals probably not envisioned as champion movers can teach human designers a thing or two.
Three More Designs that Defy Evolution
October 25, 2018
Darwinian natural selection sounds convincing until you look at the details of extraordinary designs in nature.
Breaking News! Enceladus Is Dead!
June 30, 2018
Is water alive? Are organic molecules alive? No; they're dead. Someone needs to bring some sense into reporting about life in outer space.
Science Says Mosquitoes Cannot Fly But Recently Found Out How They Do
July 17, 2017
Scientists solved the mystery of mosquito flight by using both super high-speed cameras and computer analysis.
Bats Are Home-Run Flyers
May 23, 2015
You don't just put wings on a naked mole rat and make it fly. Bats are designed to be aero-bat-ic champions.
Formation Flight Physics Mastered by Birds
January 16, 2014
Birds fly in that beautiful V formation for a reason, and it requires sophisticated abilities in high precision aerodynamics.