What has no eyes, no scales and a represents a new genus?
Draconectes narinosus, a kind of loach that was just found in southeast Asia by researchers working with Flora & Fauna International. The little fish’s name is combination of Greek and […]
Making music with spider silk
Continuing in the let’s-just-steal-this-from-nature vein, researchers are Boston University, MIT and Tufts University are looking at spider silk. It’s one of the strongest substances on Earth, even stronger than steel, and […]
That’s a good idea… I’m going to steal it
We shouldn’t feel inadequate when evolution does something better than we can. Evolution has had millions of years to fin-tune each species, never stopping to rest or get a cup […]
Antarctic bacteria provide hope for alien life
Twenty-seven meters below the surface of east Antarctica isn’t a place you’d expect to see life, but researchers have found lots of it. Not only is the salty, negative 13 […]
Even robots like Beethoven
Swarm technology is an interesting venture – it’s based on behavior seen in nature. The way it generally works goes like this: There is one leader, let’s use a bee […]
Penguin Hops hits taps today
It’s not very often that an aquarium and a brewery can come together on a project… especially beer. You can be the judge of the collaboration’s success today – Penguin […]
There is such a thing as too many otters
We know, otters are super cute and are some of the most entertaining mammals to watch frolic about, but in Illinois they’re creating a bit of a problem. About 20 years ago, […]
In case you weren’t feeling lazy enough post-Thanksgiving…
…there’s always Kelvin Doe to make you feel more like a lump of reheated mashed potatoes. Doe is 15 years old, but he was only 13 when he started building […]
Reducing greenhouse gases… in cows
The numbers vary according to which study you cite, but the takeaway is typically the same. Cows emit a lot of greenhouse gases, namely methane. It’s a sticky problem to […]
Even Disney needs math
That valuable father-son time could potentially be taken over by a robot. Disney created one that can play catch, and do it in a creepily human-like way. The robot uses […]
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