30 Animals That Made Us Smarter
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A building which heats and cools itself? How was that possible? Termites had the answer. The insects circulate air around their homes or mounds and regulate the temperature inside. They inspired an architect called Mick Pearce, who was designing the heating and ventilation system for a large office and retail building in Harare. With Patrick Aryee. www.bbcworldservice.com/30animals #30Animals
Insects and mobile phone
Butterfly and eye implant
Slug and surgical glue
Dragonfly and sky spy
Kingfisher and soil erosion
Bees and fast deliveries
Jellyfish and underwater robot
Polar bear and insulation
Electric eels and medical implants
Camel and desert architecture
Lobsters and space telescopes
Pangolins and Waterloo Station
Ants and mini robots
Horseshoe crabs and vaccines
Arapaima fish and armour
Barn owl and drone
Manta ray and pollution solution
Cicada and safe surfaces
Cats and road safety
Octopus and transplants
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