Tears and joy as friends of Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi watch his release from Hamas. Three Israeli hostageshave been handed over by Hamas following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Friends and family of ...

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The first complete 3D reconstruction of the compound eye of a minute wasp species sheds light on the nuts and bolts of size reduction.

Nudds described this equation in a 2007 paper published in the Journal of Avian Biology, in which he describes the scaling of bird wing parameters with respect to body mass. But in this ...

Insects add to the overall environment in Aloft, but they can also help you with crafting. Whether you need insects to improve the health of an ecosystem or you’re foraging for honey, insects ...

Bees, wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets belong to a class of insects called Hymenoptera. Most insect stings cause only minor discomfort. Stings can happen anywhere on the body and can be painful.

While many gardeners resort to chemical treatments to fend off unwanted bugs, there’s a more environmentally friendly way to protect your plants: beneficial insects. These natural allies help control ...

Move over bees, MIT researchers have developed a robot insect designed for artificial pollination, laying the groundwork for entirely indoor farms of the future. The robot’s lifelike flapping wings ...

Chen and his team recognized that earlier versions of robotic insects lacked the endurance, speed, and maneuverability of natural pollinators. This led them to redesign the robots, mimicking the ...

The robotic insect can perform acrobatic maneuvers like aerial flips. Credits: MIT. “Aerial insects are exceptionally agile and precise,” write the authors of the new study. “They perform ...