In North America alone, honeybees’ role in pollination enables the production of at least 90 commercially grown crops, including apples, blueberries, melons and broccoli. One student wanted more ...
Robotic versions of flying insects hold a lot of promise for numerous applications, but controlling their yaw axis while in flight has proven challenging. A new bee robot, however, addresses that ...
When a tall building needs to be renovated or repaired, cranes and scaffolding are the typical solution — but one group of researchers wonders whether this problem couldn’t be solved in a more ...
Painted on a wall inside the National Design Centre in Singapore last week, during the city’s Design Week, was the quote: “Singapore is a nation by design. Nothing we have today is natural, or ...
A study into pattern-recognition among bees is a reminder that intelligent behavior doesn’t require a massive brain -- it ...
The FarmGuard team consisting of University of Minnesota computer science and mechanical engineering students, created a ...
Last week, I discussed a movement now afoot -- one that my wife, Gena, and I support -- calling for the ban of certain agricultural insecticides known as neonicotinoids that scientific review has ...