When I was little, I loved chasing butterflies. It’s fun to run after them as they flit and flutter. But I didn’t eat them. I asked my friend Rich Zack if that was an oversight. He’s an insect ...

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For nearly twenty years, satellites have quietly gauged the flow of sunlight and heat through the Earth’s atmosphere. Today, scientists say those measurements indicate a disturbing trend — the ...

“This discovery has profound potential implications for surgical practice,” added study co-author and electrical engineer Marc Desmulliez. “Current surgical tools often struggle in complex operations.

A tiny worm that leaps high into the air—up to 25 times its body length—to attach to flying insects uses static electricity ...

A team of engineers, physicists and biologists is seeking to create insect cyborgs—creatures with a mixture of organic and mechanical parts that could be used for military applications. The ...