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Life and Origami: Lessons from the Art of Paper-Folding
The differences between an origami figure and a living thing are more instructive than their similarities.
Fluorescent Animals: Can They Be Darwinized?
Many animals and plants exhibit fluorescence, changing color in ultraviolet light. Whether this property is adaptive has never been thoroughly investigated.
A Closer Look at Natural Law
The property of a keen sense of smell allows a polar bear to smell a seal miles away under the ice.
The Superior Programming that Makes Plants Look Smart
Two signaling molecules — strigolactone and ethylene — can work independently to begin the process of leaf senescence.
Intelligent Design in Color Vision — A Gift to Us
How different our perception of reality would be if our brains processed visual signals from the optical nerve as only varying shades of beige or pink or grey!