How Is a Bandage Like a Worm?


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Medicine is always improving. One way doctors find new treatments is by observing nature. By studying animals like spiders and sharks, doctors can help their patients heal faster and more efficiently with biomimicry. This title explores how biomimicry is used in surgeries, in healing wounds, and more.




How Is a Turbine Like a Whale Fin?


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People use machinery in their lives every day. But how do we make machinery more efficient? We turn to nature! Biomimicry has led to many innovative robots and machines, and readers can explore them here.




How Is a Ship Like a Shark?


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Animals have mastered motion. So why shouldn't engineers take inspiration from them when perfecting planes, trains, ships, cars, and more? Find out how biomimicry has influenced cutting-edge vehicle innovation.




How Is a Building Like a Termite Mound?


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Animals build unique and beautiful homes. So do humans. But sometimes human-made buildings harm the environment. Learn how architects mimic nature to design eco-friendly buildings.













Bulletin


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An Echo in the Bone


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The seventh Outlander novel from #1 National Bestselling author Diana Gabaldon. Jamie Fraser, erstwhile Jacobite and reluctant rebel, knows three things about the American rebellion: the Americans will win, unlikely as that seems in 1778; being on the winning side is no guarantee of survival; and he’d rather die than face his illegitimate son—a young lieutenant in the British Army—across the barrel of a gun. Fraser’s time-travelling wife, Claire, also knows a couple of things: that the Americans will win, but that the ultimate price of victory is a mystery. What she does believe is that the price won’t include Jamie’s life or happiness—not if she has anything to say. Claire’s grown daughter Brianna, and her husband, Roger, watch the unfolding of Brianna’s parents’ history—a past that may be sneaking up behind their own family.