Colour-changing robot inspired by octopus
The cephalopod’s impressive camouflage led scientists to create a rubbery new robot. Octopuses are known for having one of the most superior camouflage mechanisms out of all the creatures in the animal...
View ArticleDancing chromatophores
Music has the ability to get these pigmented cephalopod cells moving to the beat. Many cephalopods have the ability to quickly control and change their chromatophores, skin’s pigmented cells, to...
View ArticleBirth of a planet
Researchers use 3D models to better our understanding of how planets are formed. In 1988 we knew of one solitary extrasolar planet. In 2012 we know of almost 2,400 — and more await...
View ArticleAir traffic worldwide
When you look up to the sky remember that at any given time there are between 9,000 and 13,000 aircraft in the air (according to the US Federal Aviation Agency, there are at...
View ArticleTechnology meets fashion
This is what happens when fashion and technology come together — a look at the DVF Spring 2013 show through the eyes of the models, the designers and Diane von Furstenberg herself. All...
View ArticleMeet a flavour creator
Willy Wonka novelty lab or just a little disturbing? Chemists working in flavour laboratories are responsible for developing the taste of a wide range of food products found in your local supermarket....
View ArticleMeerkat Magic
Some of the magic moment of filming meerkats for the BBC’s Planet Earth Live.
View ArticleTimelapse of swarming monster worms and sea stars
Three-foot nemertean worms and carnivorous sea stars prowl the Antarctic in search of flesh. Finding a dead seal, the sea stars inject it with digestive juices … then sucks it up like soup....
View ArticleLeopard v Zebra
Leopards rely on getting as close to their prey as possible. Sometimes stalking their prey for hours before launching a high speed ambush.
View ArticleCSIRO has resin formula down to a fine art
The new varnish resin is the result of a collaboration between Australia’s oldest and most visited gallery, the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) and CSIRO. The product has now been commercialised by...
View ArticleEl Niño and La Niña… let BOM explain
The La Niña phenomenon is predicted to increase Australia’s rainfall on the east coast, as the Walker Circulation across the Pacific intensifies and strengthens the Australian monsoon. Australia’s fine...
View ArticleAustralia’s new leader in botanical science
Australia has a new scientific institute that brings together an astoundingly broad sweep of botanic research organisations and collections, services and facilities. The Australian Institute of...
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