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Gallery: Ambitious Insect Catalog Snaps 3-D Images of Every Ant Species
A global effort to photograph every species of ant on this planet is embarking on an international tour, stopping by...
A Taste of Exotic Meats at the Explorers Club Annual Dinner
This past Saturday, March 17, was the 108th Explorers Club Annual Dinner. It was held, as ever, at the Waldorf-Astoria...
Study Shows Females Can Delay the Aging of Sperm Cells for Decades
A new study, led by Dr. Klaus Reinhardt at the University of Sheffield, shows that females of some species can...
Cyborg Insects Could be Powered by the Bugs’ Own Digestion
An implanted biofuel cell turns a bug's digestive processes into a battery for implanted electronics
Video: Swiss Jumpglider Bot Leaps Into Flight, Inspired by Insects and Bats
For animals and animal-inspired machines, launching into flight takes lots of energy. Some animals have evolved to achieve air not...
Look at This Giant Bug!
The largest adult insect ever found actually seems sort of cuddly
Cyborg Insects Could Be First Responders in Rescue Situations
"Bugged bugs" can go where humans can't
Robotic Venus Flytraps Will Trap Bugs and Eat Them For Fuel
It’s alarming enough when robots ingest plant detritus like twigs and grass clippings. It’s another thing entirely when they can...
Bug-Like Robotic Drones Becoming More Bug-Like, With Bulging Eyes and Tiny, Sensing Hairs
Micro air vehicles, or MAVs, make for a tantalizing option for intelligence and surveillance agencies looking to surreptitiously gather information...
Scientists Create Sperm-Free Mosquitoes to Prevent Malaria
Scientists hard at work at eradicating malaria have often focused on the malaria-carrying mosquito, creating solutions ranging from genetic modification...
