Microplastic particles can bind other pollutants. (Image: pcess609 / iStock)
Microplastics are not only everywhere in the environment and even in us - they...
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What ethical principles should we follow when dealing with increasingly sophisticated and “emotional” robotic systems? A researcher who specializes in the philosophy of...
Sticky flower stalks: How does this rabid plant reconcile prey capture and pollination? (Image: Danilo Lima)
New addition to the carnivorous plant community: Researchers...
They can even stick to slippery surfaces: barnacles. (Image: Gerald Corsi / IStock)
Biological adhesive force as a model: Researchers have developed a tissue...
The earth's climate is changing at an unprecedented rate. (Image: bestdesigns / iStock)
It has been around eight years since the Intergovernmental Panel on...
There is a hailstone behind this colorfully patterned image: its unique internal crystal structure has been made visible using the latest technology. It...
Streaky Silphie (Silphium perfoliatum). (Image: fotolinchen / iStock)
So far, wood has been the main raw material for paper production - a resource that...
This Babylonian clay tablet is the oldest known example of a practical application of the Pythagorean triples. (Image: UNSW Sydney)
New light on the...
Fox squirrel on the go. (Image: Lawrence Wang / UC Berkeley)
When jumping from branch to branch, squirrels find tradeoffs between jumping distance and...