Silk: the future of engineering
Silkworm cocoon inspires new technology for lightweight armour and cars.
Tiny solution for oil spills
Scientists have developed micro-submarines that can clean up oils spills.
Mysterious bleaching
The smooth coral flower (Eusmilia fastigiata) usually varies in colour from shades of yellow-grey to brown with blue-green tinting and white tentacles, but this particular specimen found on a reef in the Caribbean…
Dinosaur farts could have contributed to global warming
Gaseous emissions from giant herbivores may have been enough to warm the Earth.
Changing climate could affect pest fertility
A noxious fish species could benefit from increasing temperatures.
Bigger isn’t always better — or faster
Lizard study reveals why cheetahs are the world’s fastest animal.
Glowing can be an effective camouflage
Small-eye pigmy sharks’ bellies shine to disguise them from predators.
