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[ Innovation ]
Creating Water Out of Thin Air! The Desert Beetle Revolutionizing Our Water Crisis
By Sam Burns
In our fight to bring clean, fresh water to billions of people around the world, innovators now have a new source of inspiration from the middle of the… desert? A beetle with a unique ability to capture water out of thin air is inspiring a new generation of life-saving technologies!
6 minutes
[ Nature ]
The Unexpectedly Arctic Origins of Our Favorite Desert Companion!
What do camels have to do with globalization, and the arctic? Probably not what you think! The adaptations that made camels our ideal desert companions didn’t start in the sand.
11 minutes
[ Culture ]
Here’s How Seizure Detecting Dogs are Changing People’s Lives
Can dogs really be life-savers? Meet the dogs that are helping their owners detect seizures up to 45 minutes before they occur! It’s a fascinating story. These pups are making life safer and easier for people who suffer from seizures.