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Paper Digest: Biomimicry Uses the Design of Biological Organisms to Improve Human Technology
Throughout this paper, Stuart Burgess emphasizes the supremacy of natural systems over human-engineered ones.
Hidden Service Animals: Earthworms Are Only the Beginning
Soil biodiversity is still a black box. Some scientists are beginning to explore the global underground that services the health of plants and animals.
Fossil Friday: A Popular Just-So Story on the Origin of Bird Flight Bites the Dust
There is a long-running about whether birds first took off by running and flapping from the ground up, or whether they jumped as gliders from the tree down.
For Males, an Engineering Marvel that Originates in the Brain
The male erection and ejaculatory reflex require multiple physiological processes to work together in an incredible coordinated manner.
Earliest Comb Jellies Wore Armor — “Remarkable,” Say Researchers
It would be surprising, under an evolutionary view, to find such a complex system in the earliest animal fossils.