Close-Up of the First Mechanical Gear Ever Found in Nature
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The biological form of a mechanical gear was observed in juvenile planthoppers, a common insect found in gardens across Europe
The biological form of a mechanical gear was observed in juvenile planthoppers, a common insect found in gardens across Europe
The finding is published in a new paper in the Journal of Meteoritics and Planetary Science
While filming coral off the Solomon Islands, marine biologist David Gruber encounters a ‘glowing’ biofluorescent hawksbill sea turtle.
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Photograph by Brian Kubicki Wildlife researcher Brian Kubicki of the Costa Rican Amphibian Research Center has discovered a new species of glass frog that looks strikingly similar to the famous muppet, Kermit the Frog. In a recently published paper, Kubicki details the new species, officially known as Hyalinobatrachium dianae. It is the first glass…
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