The Sci-fi-like Fish That Hibernates Underground
An exceptional oddity occurs in Africa, Australia, and South America during dry seasons: an oval-shaped, cocoon-like structure that…
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Cryptochrome: The Compass of Animals
Animals such as butterflies, turtles, and birds are given the ability to perceive the Earth’s magnetic field and…
Sea Snail’s Teeth: Are They the Strongest Biomaterials in the World?
The teeth of a tiny mollusk (Patella vulgata), which is a species of sea snails, have been found…
Let There Be Light!: Bioluminescence in Marine Life
His exalted name, “Light,” touches the darknessand everywhere is filled with light.The letters written from a brilliant worldare…
Awesome Inspirations from Shark Skin
There are more than 500 species of sharks that have been identified. They can live both in the…
The Minimum Work Principle in the Universe
Gravity is usually accepted as the reason behind the fall of every object we drop. Physicists, however, associate…
Algae: A Source of Benefits
Does it feel creepy to step on sea weeds when you are swimming? Would you swim quickly away…
A Slap on the Beach
The tropical Kamilo Beach on the Big Island of Hawaiian Archipelago should be a scenic place with white…
Captain Bell’s Rescue
“Captain Bell, there’s something burning in the distance…take a look.” “Lieutenant, they’re stranded Vietnamese boat people and there…
Thinking
I was sitting by the beach and thinking about anything, everything, yet nothing all at once… The waves…
Surprise Farewell
Death is a guest at our door, uninvited To some it brings bliss, to others perdition Suddenly shows…
Spirals: Windows to Reflective Thought
Spirals and helices are each a work-of-art and they are found in many dimensions of existence, from galaxies…
Greed
It missed the seventh anniversary of 9/11 by a hair’s breadth, but many will remember 9/15 of 2008…
The Death of the Aral Sea
The Aral crisis is the best example of an ecological problem with serious social and economic consequences, directly…
Nanotechnology in Sponges
Sponges, though it is still not clear whether they are plants or animals, are inspiring the solution to…