Barbara Knickerbocker-Beskind was always inventing things, as a child and as an occupational therapist. Now, at the age of 91, she works for the design and innovation firm IDEO.
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Mutilated toucan gets 3D-printed beak prosthesis
BBC Brasil’s Luiza Bandeira reports on a toucan in Brazil who lost the upper part of its beak has it replaced with a prosthesis printed with a 3D printer.
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Bonobo squeaks hint at earlier speech evolution
A study finds that wild bonobos use a single high-pitched call in a variety of contexts, showing a linguistic flexibility that was thought to be uniquely human.
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Rare wildcats out and about in Scottish wildlife park
Three wildcat kittens bred at a wildlife park in Scotland emerge from their den for the first time since birth.
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Secret Service Helps Lost Ducklings Find Their Mom
Engineers create emergency origami bridge
Engineers have successfully tested a mobile bridge based on origami that could be deployed in disaster zones.
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20 Cutest Cat & Kitten Hugs
Humbled by nature…
“Every generation thinks it has the answers, and every generation is humbled by nature.”
~ Phillip Lubin.
Do You Support Using Insects as Military Weapons?
The US Military has always been involved in controversial animal experimentation, but this latest project is possibly one of the most disturbing to date.
Women and Cats will do as they please. Men and dogs had better get used to it.”
~ Robert Heinlein, American author