Materials inspired by nature, or biomimetic materials, are nothing new. Scientists have designed water-resistant materials inspired by lotus leaves and rose petals, unsinkable metals based on the ...

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Regius Professor Philip Withers FRS FREng has taken up a five-year joint appointment between The University of Manchester and Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, strengthening strategic links ...

For the past 12 years Simon Milne has had the title of Regius Keeper at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Simon Milne is awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours (The Royal Botanic Garden ...

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Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

A large python that turned up at a Los Angeles County In-N-Out drive-thru this week has reportedly been reunited with its owners more than 40 miles away in San Bernardino County. Workers at the ...

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has appointed only its 17th Regius Keeper since the title was created over 300 years ago. Dr Julia Knights will become RBGE’s first female Regius Keeper (CEO) ...

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