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This is what we call iridescence—a mysterious-looking shininess that is highly prized by humans because it’s so rare and so beautiful. What’s happening is that the pearls are creating an irregular pattern of light waves, and as you move past them, you see different parts of the pattern. But it looks to us almost as though the pearls are glowing, and we love it.
Storm in a Teacup
Helen Czerski
How will being anxious about this serve me?
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A platypus has an array of forty thousand electrosensors on the upper and lower surfaces of its bill. The simultaneous water movement and electric pulse were all it needed to get a direction and range.
Storm in a Teacup
Helen Czerski
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