Today Is the Day
The day we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. It’s the day I marked on my calendar months ago, the one that prompted me to buy my favorite snacks and a six-pack and to text my boneless friends that I love them. Maybe you commemorated the day early and will spend today in nervous…
Conservation
A Jellyfish
This Noodle-Fingered Robot Is a Friend to Jellyfish
Forget flies—this robot is so gentle, it wouldn’t hurt a jellyfish. Which is saying a lot, since the gelatinous lifeform is especially prone to damage, according to David Gruber, a marine biologist at City University of New York. “Some of them fall apart just when they’re in your hand,” he said. “They’re this fragile ball…
Biology
Marion Renault