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The Georgia Institute of Technology was the 1st institute to show how turtle hatchlings use their limbs to move quickly on loose sand and hard ground to reach the ocean. Their flippers allow excellent mobility over dune grass, rigid obstacles and sand of varying compaction and moisture content. This research may help engineers build robots [...]

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A professor named Gurevitz developed genetic methods for producing and manipulating desired toxins from the Israeli yellow scorpion in bacteria. He investigated how it would act against insects and mammals, paving the way for potential use in the agriculture industry. When tested the toxin was metabolized in the insect guts, it needs to be engineered [...]

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Over the past 34 years, the populations of lemmings, caribou and red knot have been declining, according to the first report from The Arctic Species Trend Index. Some of these animals may be declining because of a natural cycles, but there is a concern to that, because of the climate change. The climate change may [...]

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