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Geckos cling to walls using millions of microscopic hairs (setae) on their feet. Scientists replicated this structure to ...
From a predator’s perspective, these features create an illusion of a second head at the rear of the butterfly. If the attack ...
History, Year 8 (v8.4) The way Polynesian societies used environmental resources (sustainably and unsustainably), including ...
Fifty years ago, “Jaws” unlocked dread in millions about man-eating sharks. This summer, that fear may be somewhat reduced as ...
Kunel Gaur of Animal recounts the pivotal moments that shaped the agency, from early campaigns that validated their ...
Scientists in Austria are studying live human brain cells and comparing them to those of mice. Their findings raise new ...
Mowat, meanwhile, is working towards a better method of testing dogs’ vision. Currently, she says strategies are crude and non-standard (like waving a hand in front of a dog’s face, or running a pet ...
The potential for these kinds of machines to reshape computer processing, increase energy efficiency, and revolutionize ...
A new study has uncovered evidence that a giant marine reptile from the Early Jurassic period used stealth to hunt its prey in deep or dark waters—much like owls on land today.
At Caltech, researchers have turned living jellyfish into low-cost, remotely controlled ocean robots — creating real-life ...
From birth, human children share animals’ potential for wild movement; left to their own devices, they would presumably tumble about like puppies. But more and more, they do nothing of the sort.
Tape drives might seem like old news, but according to Spectra Logic Corp., they’re a part of the modern data solution. Now reaching its 25th anniversary, the company focuses on tape-based ...