Tiny flying robots have always faced a brutal trade-off between agility and battery life, burning through power just to stay ...

Tiny flying bugs in your kitchen aren't always fruit flies. These overlooked pests are often mistaken for them -- and need different fixes to eradicate.

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By studying how grasshoppers glide and fold their wings, researchers are finding new ways to extend flight time for ...

A tiny worm turns static electricity into a powerful weapon, launching itself through the air to catch flying prey.

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A couple of years ago, a doctor in the emergency department at one of our biggest major hospitals met a patient he won’t ...

A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute used a robot to mimic common big-eared bats' echolocation skills ...

Although we’re in the middle of winter, soon we’ll witness the unveiling of springtime and all of its joyous colors: brilliant orange poppies, deep purple iris and vivid yellow tidy tips. And after ...

I teach people how to see, they can capture the moments for me. When a student comes to me struggling and gets it right, ...

Admitting to my affinity for nymphing seems like confessing I prefer Darth Vader over Luke Skywalker. But there was a block ...

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