Even if you've built one of the world's most advanced insect-inspired micro air vehicles (MAVs), it ultimately won't be that useful if it can't stick a good landing. That's why scientists at Harvard ...

Inspired by this natural design, the engineers outfitted the RoboBee with its own set of long, double-jointed legs. These new ...

The estimate of 5.5 million species of insects is interesting. What’s even more remarkable is that because scientists have ...

The bumblebee-inspired robot is less than a centimeter wide and can hover, change direction, and hit small targets. Like a ...

Bees are interesting creatures who are vital to our ecosystem. They are responsible for pollinating 80% of all flowering ...

If you do happen to spot a carpenter bee nest in your property, be sure to seal it to prevent the bees from returning.

As previously reported, the ultimate goal of the RoboBee initiative is to build a swarm of tiny interconnected robots capable ...

Honey buzzards are aptly named for their preferred snack, but does their feeding pose a threat to endangered honey bees?

A 2020 study found, for example, that bats were the main pollinators of pitayas (dragon fruit), a major crop in central ...

While it may be an unfamiliar sensation to humans, electroreception is relatively commonplace in the animal kingdom. Sharks, bees and even the platypus all share this ability to detect electric fields ...