Rose petals curl by math, not magic. Here's the design lesson
Scientific American reports the rose's signature curl may be unique among flowers. The geometry behind it is a reminder that nature's designs are engineering waiting to be read.

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Scientific American reports the rose's signature curl may be unique among flowers. The geometry behind it is a reminder that nature's designs are engineering waiting to be read.
NASA's Perseverance team receives a Guinness World Record for the rover's Mars distance, thanks to a terrestrial twin that plans every move.
Scientific American casts doubt on the plagiarism accusations against OpenAI's fluid-dynamics result - here's what the reversal means for AI-driven science.
War game on dimming the Sun: geopolitics, not science, will decide Earth's thermostat.
New research shows maternal cells cross the placenta into the fetal brain and persist into your 80s. The discovery could reshape neuroscience and medicine.
A newly identified species with feathered limbs suggests dinosaurs took to the air far more often than scientists thought, and the lesson for business is about hidden capabilities.
A fresh expedition is hunting for Earhart's remains on an island where coconut-cracking crabs could have scattered the evidence.
Security clearances and competition keep Starlink in limbo, testing India's investment climate.
The discovery of a 3D aperiodic tile could reshape materials science, architecture, and how we think about order.
A 2.1-inch Inuit carving reveals Norse-Indigenous contact a century before Columbus.
The second space race is on: NASA and China both want permanent lunar bases, but the south pole's extreme cold and radiation could decide the winner.
New research shows GLP-1 users face several-times-higher rates of nail, hair, and scalp issues - and the weight loss itself doesn't explain it.