Pollination is a crucial part of global food production. And yet, bee populations continue to decline as we rip away their habitats, continue to fail in our fight against climate change, and use ...

Tiny drones could one day crawl through collapsed buildings to help find survivors after earthquakes. These micro-robots, inspired by insects, now show flight skills close to the real thing. In lab ...

It’s time to move over, chemical sprays, bug zappers, and sticky mesh netting. Drones are coming for mosquitoes. The newest high-tech weapon in the endless war against the world’s deadliest killer is ...

Drones are increasingly being used for disaster response, infrastructure inspection and environmental monitoring. However, most drone systems rely primarily on cameras and other visual sensors, which ...

Dutch scientists have developed the world’s smallest autonomous flapping drone, a dragonfly-like beast with 3-D vision that could revolutionise our experience of everything from pop concerts to ...

In a nutshell: Researchers in Japan have merged robotic technology with the finely tuned senses of silk moths to create a bio-hybrid drone. By harnessing nature's expertly evolved ability to track ...

Researchers at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley have made an exciting breakthrough by utilizing recycled glass as a growing medium for crops. Initial greenhouse experiments indicate that ...

Researchers from Shinshu University and Chiba University developed a water-retaining hydrogel electrode that stabilizes the contact between an excised silkworm moth antenna and an electroantennogram ...

Since March, US Army Special Forces have been testing Black Hornets, lightweight reconnaissance drones from Prox Dynamics(Opens in a new window) that are small enough to fit in your pocket. Each Black ...