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Explore 15 real-world innovations where animal biology inspired modern technology, from robots to raincoats and more.

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Explore how to infuse Mughal-inspired designs into modern homes with ornate arches, floral motifs, and geometric patterns.

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their ...

Background Future economic transitions have the potential to replicate historical patterns of deindustrialisation. It is ...

In this week's Science for All newsletter, Vasudevan Mukunth looks at a new study detailing the prevalence of tilings in nature, which is surprisingly more widespread than previously believed.

For decades, scientists have known that only a few groups of birds—songbirds, parrots, and hummingbirds—can learn to produce ...

Washington, DC— Pairing cutting-edge chemistry with artificial intelligence, a multidisciplinary team of scientists found ...