Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Origami, the ancient art of paper folding, also shows up in modern ...

Athletes jumping off a diving board. A duck circling a pond. Planets rotating in space. What do all these things have in common? They—or at least, their robotic representations—are products of a ...

As far as plant names go, the sleepy plant—or shy plant, or shameplant, known more formally as Mimosa pudica—is hard to beat. Touch one of its leaves and it curls up like it’s embarrassed, the ...