An important technique to analyze microscopic samples is UV-visible range microspectroscopy. The technique can analyze samples in the micron range, and as such is perfectly suitable for research on ...

For decades, when people have wanted to stick two things together but later pull them back apart, Velcro has been the answer. In the future, however, the material may get some competition from bird ...

Researchers have figured out how desert sandgrouse use their feathers to sustain thirsty chicks. The Namaqua sandgrouse, a bird native to the deserts of southern Africa, has a unique way of helping ...

The feather is an extraordinary biological invention and the key to the success of modern birds. It has to be light and flexible to give birds fine control over their airborne movements, but tough and ...