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In cicada emergence, a piggybacking parasite steals the show
One biologist drove cross-country not for the cicadas, but for the fungus that infects them.
This nature-inspired robot moves at a snail’s pace
The contraption uses water to act as lubricant and glue, just like snail mucus.
Plastics production alone will doom climate goals
Manufacturing plastics is a highly emissive process. The world needs to shrink production rapidly to stay within the 1.5 °C global temperature rise.
A few more thoughts on climate and borders
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