Tag: bioluminescence
Quorum Sensing: A Clever Trick by Microbes
Robot designers are learning tricks from bacteria: how to communicate with and respond to other unseen members of a swarm.
Sea Turtles Display Elegant Design Solutions; They’re Also Really Cute
Apart from their being adorable, what many may not realize is that their motion on the sand is also amazingly efficient.
Billions of Missing Links: Electricity and Bioluminescence
Listen in to learn about how a knee jerk reaction, eels, and the knife fish all use electrical impulses.
Small Wonders: Scientists Reveal the Secrets of Amazing Little Insects and Crustaceans
It often seems that the closer you need to look, the greater the wonder. It’s as if someone set it there to hide, waiting for us.