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New Mushroom Tile Mimics Elephant Skin to Cool Buildings Without Any Electricity
A team of scientists in Singapore has taken an unusual step in that direction. Drawing inspiration from elephant skin, ...
‘Call of the wildest?’ 911 call on ‘dead’ elephant led to odd scene, CA cops say
A 911 report of a dead elephant in a yard sent officers scrambling, California police reported. But the supposedly deceased ...
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Why Do Elephants Use Mud Baths?
From cooling their massive bodies to strengthening social bonds, elephants use mud baths as a versatile tool to stay ...
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Scrap Metal Art Supports Thai Elephant Conservation
Acknowledging the challenges Thai elephants face-including habitat loss, deforestation, and exploitation-Thai Koon Group has collaborated with artist and designer Pin Metal Art to turn scrap metal ...
NTU Singapore Scientists Create ‘Fungi Tiles’ With Elephant Skin Texture To Cool Buildings
A team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed ‘fungi tiles’ that could one day help to bring the heat down in buildings without consuming ...
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"Elephant skin" mycelium tiles keep buildings chilled – and look cool, too
Oyster mushrooms and repurposed bamboo furniture scraps may be an unlikely combination for a tough building material, but ...
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Yana, a 130,000-year-old baby mammoth, goes under the scalpel
Making incisions and carefully taking samples, the scientists at a laboratory in Russia's far east looked like pathologists ...