evolution

3D Printing Shows What Humans Could Look Like If They Were Optimized for Living on Mars

There is a great deal of talk these days about colonizing Mars, and about the conditions that would need to be met in order to live and thrive there. 3D…

3D Printing News Briefs: October 13, 2017

It’s Friday the 13th – instead of walking under ladders, breaking mirrors, or generally going outside at all, it’s probably safest to stay in and read today’s edition of 3D…

3D Scanning and 3D Printing Reveal the Evolutionary Roots of Joint Pain

Evolution is a jerk sometimes. Sure, humans have come a long way and done amazing things, and it’s incredible to think that we are the descendants of four-footed creatures. However,…

Researchers Use 3D Printing to Learn How Orchids are Tricking Insects

Most garden centers, and some grocery stores, carry potted orchids that are advertised as being the easiest plant in the world to care for. All you have to do is…

3D Scanning Helps Create Virtual Fossil That May Reveal the Last Ancestor Common to Humans and Neanderthals

The evolution of humanity is a long and complicated path that spirals through prehistory, and is likely a mystery that will never conclusively be solved. What we currently know about…

Artist Marcy Milks 3D Prints 20,000 Figures to Populate an Art Installation

At first sight, the teeming white figures seem to represent the active citizenry of a metropolis, all out and on their way about their daily lives. However, get closer and…

Making Discoveries about Human Evolution Using 3D Technology

It has already been demonstrated numerous times that 3D printing replicas of delicate or rare artifacts and fossils is an excellent way of sharing them with students and conveying the…