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  • The Surprisingly Adventurous History of Ochre: Humanity’s First Protective Coating

    The Surprisingly Adventurous History of Ochre: Humanity’s First Protective Coating

    Environment, The World
  • From Fjord to Front Door: How Scandinavian Painting Traditions Are Changing How We Protect Wood in the UK

    From Fjord to Front Door: How Scandinavian Painting Traditions Are Changing How We Protect Wood in the UK

    Environment, House and Home
  • The Green Patina of Wales: Why Copper-Roofed Buildings in Cardiff and Caernarfon Are Actually Getting Stronger With Age

    The Green Patina of Wales: Why Copper-Roofed Buildings in Cardiff and Caernarfon Are Actually Getting Stronger With Age

    Environment, House and Home, The World

    Discover why verdigris patina on Welsh copper roofs is one of nature’s cleverest protective coatings — from Cardiff’s civic domes to Caernarfon’s chapels.

  • The Lotus Effect: How a Swamp Flower Solved the World’s Biggest Coating Problem

    The Lotus Effect: How a Swamp Flower Solved the World’s Biggest Coating Problem

    Environment, The World
  • Lichen: The World’s Most Patient Painter and What It’s Trying to Tell Us About Air Quality

    Lichen: The World’s Most Patient Painter and What It’s Trying to Tell Us About Air Quality

    Environment, The World
  • Ice Climbing and the Physics of Frost: What Natural Ice Coatings Teach Us About Extreme Environments

    Ice Climbing and the Physics of Frost: What Natural Ice Coatings Teach Us About Extreme Environments

    Environment, The World
  • Biofilms: The Slippery, Stubborn, Strangely Beautiful Coatings Taking Over the World’s Rivers

    Biofilms: The Slippery, Stubborn, Strangely Beautiful Coatings Taking Over the World’s Rivers

    Environment, The World
  • Painted Deserts: How Extreme Heat and UV Destroy Outdoor Surfaces Around the World

    Painted Deserts: How Extreme Heat and UV Destroy Outdoor Surfaces Around the World

    Environment, The World
  • The Smell of Rain on Hot Earth: What Petrichor Tells Us About Nature’s Hidden Chemistry

    The Smell of Rain on Hot Earth: What Petrichor Tells Us About Nature’s Hidden Chemistry

    Environment, The World
  • Desert Varnish: The Ancient Rust That Paints Canyon Walls

    Desert Varnish: The Ancient Rust That Paints Canyon Walls

    Environment, The World
  • From Fjords to Forests: How Scandinavian Traditions Shaped the Eco-Coating Movement

    From Fjords to Forests: How Scandinavian Traditions Shaped the Eco-Coating Movement

    Environment, The World
  • The Deep-Sea Varnish: How Creatures of the North Atlantic Coat Themselves for Survival

    The Deep-Sea Varnish: How Creatures of the North Atlantic Coat Themselves for Survival

    Environment, The World
  • The Curious Case of Self-Healing Surfaces Found in Nature

    The Curious Case of Self-Healing Surfaces Found in Nature

    Environment, The World
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