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Snakeskin-Inspired Pilings Could Stabilize Buildings

Andy Fell — May 24, 2021 - 12:35pm

Buildings, bridges and offshore infrastructure might one day stand on pilings modeled on snakeskin, based on research at the University of California, Davis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. With surfaces designed to move through soil more easily in one direction than the other, snakeskin pilings would be easier to drive into soil but difficult to pull out.

6 Critters You Might See This Summer

Cody Kitaura — August 15, 2017 - 9:45am

Summer may mean the emergence of some creepy, crawly (and slithery) critters, but that isn’t always a bad thing, �ٺ��Ƶ experts say. From many-legged creatures commonly found around your home during the summer to legless animals you might see out on a summer hike, here’s what our experts say about the critters of summer — and what our wet winter means for many of them.