Whether part of invention or innovation, many engineers have found inspiration in nature simply because many of mother nature's designs have evolved to be far more efficient than any man-made creation. The concept of biomimicry, the production of models based on biological entities, has given us more efficient wind turbines from the fins of whales,...
Several weeks ago, we reported on the latest academic research regarding the coronavirus pandemic that claimed the virus had originated in the local bat population and was transferred to snakes, as an intermediary species, before being passed onto humans. Now, new research is claiming that the intermediary animal in the bat-human virus transmission...
Pablo Escobar is arguably the most infamous drug lord and narcoterrorist that has ever lived. In the 1970s, the "King of Cocaine" founded the Medellin Cartel and monopolised the North American cocaine industry; at one point in time they supplied nearly 85% of the world's cocaine. Widely considered to be the wealthiest criminal in history, Escobar...
The evolutionary arms race between predator and prey has led to some incredible adaptations in the animal kingdom, some of which give the advantage to the hunter looking for its next meal, whilst others give the advantage to the prey hoping to escape and live another day. Recently, scientists from the University of Bristol have discovered that...
