March 2008
On Swift Wings
What airplane designers could learn from the shape-changing wings of birds
December 2007–January 2008
Skating through the Ages
Skaters have been speeding up over the centuries, thanks to better footwear.
July–August 2007
Cold Squirts
Antarctic scallops have lighter shells, less muscle mass, and more resilient hinge rubber than their tropical cousins.
July-August 2006
Keep Me Hanging On
Surviving in the intertidal zone tests the rubbery limits of algae.
February 2006
Shoe Fly
To walk on walls and ceilings, your feet have to stick, but they have to get unstuck, too.
Recent Stories
Recent Interview
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Hear author Xiaoming Wang interviewed by Vittorio Maestro, Editor in Chief of Natural History. (MP3, 17 minutes) |
