HONG KONG — Can animals count? Numerical acumen has long been seen as a distinctly human ability. However, a game-changing discovery from scientists at...
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Transitioning towards sustainable clothing practices is a must for combating climate change, so researchers are turning to bacteria for their fashion...
To better understand the ocean’s overall health, researchers hope to harness some of evolution’s simplest creatures as tools to assess aquatic ecosystems...
This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this...
Researchers using an AI photo-scanning tool similar to facial recognition have learned that there’s been a 20% decline in North Pacific Ocean humpback whale...
Plenty of robots are inspired by existing animals, but not as many take their cue from extinct creatures. To design their own new machine, Carnegie Mellon...
As impressive as many biohybrid robotic projects are, they aren’t exactly known for their hairpin turns. In fact, it’s still pretty difficult to design an...
The design theory behind a pair of tiny insect-inspired obots may one day find its way into environmental monitoring, surgery procedures, as well as...
In its collapsed form, this robot arm looks like a tiny concertina, an accordion-like musical instrument that can expand and fold into itself. Unlike a...
Last year, as pandemic lockdown restrictions hit the US, new bird enthusiasts flocked to the free Merlin Bird ID app. The app, which comes from the Cornell Lab...