Design features

Angel fish scales are powerfully reflective.

Lady­bird pupae secrete ant repellent

Did the Chicxulub impact cause iridium layers or wipe out the dinosaurs, or are there problems with this idea, or did human hunting or the Ice Age kill them

When this jellyfish starts to grow old—it just makes itself young again. And again.

Engineers could copy this design for use in micro-robots.

A review of Fire-Maker by Michael Denton.

Tokay gecko toes and feet utilize van der Walls forces in setae and spatula to walk on vertical surfaces.

Two tiny birds work harmoniously together—dad builds the nest and mum does the interior decorating, and together they raise their chicks.

Recent research has shown that bacterial flagella are even more sophisticated and fine-tuned then previously thought.

These male jacanas have a fascinating way of shielding their young from danger.

Scutisorex somereni Congolese hero shrew has unique backbone morphology defying evolutionary explanations for its origins

A review of: Foresight: How the chemistry of life reveals planning and purpose by Marcos Eberlin.

This bird must cross thousands of km of open ocean in a single flight—non-stop, because it can’t swim.

A book review of The Last Pillars of Darwinian Evolution Falsified by Jerry Bergman.

The humble beetle that can navigate by starlight

The diving bell spider lives almost entirely underwater, building a bubble cave and breathing via an abdominal plastron.