Biomimicry: Ant movements inspire tunnel-digging robots
Biomimicry is a great tool to solve problems. Rather than reinvent the wheel, we can often look at the solutions that nature has come up with over millions of years of trials & errors.
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Rebecca Tarbotton of Rainforest Action Network, 1973-2012
Activist and environmentalist dies in tragic swimming accident
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Secrets of the Porcupine Quill Could Help Us Make Better Medical Supplies
We have alot to learn from nature. After all, evolution has been solving various problems long before we came around, and so by looking at the solutions it came up with (aka biomimicry), we can save a lot of R&D.
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Wild Dolphins Observed Bringing Gifts to Humans
While it's already well-known that dolphins rank among the most intelligent creatures on the planet, new research is suggesting that they just might be one of the most magnanimous too.
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Potentially Dangerous Asteroid Now Confirmed to Miss Earth in 2040, Says NASA
While ridiculous ancient prophecies don't pose much of a threat to our planet, there are real risks out there.
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Lisa Jackson to Step Down as EPA Director
Did years of criticism from everyone from Big Coal to the environmental movement take its toll?
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Nature Blows My Mind! Frost Flowers Grow over Land and Sea
A winter pheonomenon creates beauty on a small scale. Welcome to the world of frost flowers.
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15 Amazing Animal Photos from 2012
Our favorite animal photos from 2012 all in one place.
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Tween Boys Help Save a 500-million-year-old Species
These 'living fossils' have survived mass extinctions over the course of their eons of existence, but it just might be two youngsters that save them from the human threats they face today.
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15 Best Photos of the Day in 2012
Our favorite images from our Photo of the Day colum, from amazing locations to cool animals to world events.
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Photo of the Day: A Winter Wonderland
Snow covered trees never cease to feel like a magical place.
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Antarctic Ice Warming More Rapidly Than Anticipated, Significant Sea Level Rise
Ice that could raise sea levels 3 meters (10 feet) is warming far faster than predicted according to new temperature study.
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The Best of Christmas Past in Science
From trees to turbines to too many turtle doves, Ghosts of Christmas Past
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Photo of the Day: Reindeer Cuteness
We couldn't resist...
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World's First Archaeology Dog Sniffs Out Ancient Bones
A black lab has been trained to smell out human bones that are hundreds of years old, helping archaeologists in the field.
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NASA Photo Taken on Dec. 22 Shows Earth Still "Completely Intact"
Just in case you were still afraid to put down the canned ham and emerge from the bunker, this should put your mind at ease.
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Expanding Dust Bowls in China and Africa Impact Food Supply
Today two new dust bowls are forming: one in northern China and southern Mongolia and the other in Africa south of the Sahara.
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Photo of the Day: The Last Man Standing on the Moon
Jack Schmitt snaps Gene Cernan of Apollo 17
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Nature Blows My Mind! Hummingbirds And Their Freaky Flying Abilities
Hummingbirds can fly forwards, backwards, up, down, sideways and they can even hover. But how??
