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Our bones grow and change over our whole life. Marcella Cheng/The Conversation

Curious Kids: Why do we have bones?

Bones protect our insides, help us to move and even help make our blood.
A kingfisher’s beak inspired the design of high-speed trains in Japan, through the process of ‘biomimicry,’ or human imitation of nature. (Shutterstock)

How modern technology is inspired by the natural world

From kingfishers to dandelion seeds and bone tissue, natural organisms are the source of many radical human innovations in technology and medicine.

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