Researchers identify the pathogen causing sea urchin mass mortalities in the Red Sea

Foraging ants navigate more efficiently when given energy-drink-like doses of caffeine

Pagan-Christian trade networks supplied horses from overseas for the last horse sacrifices in Europe

Pagan-Christian trade networks supplied horses from overseas for the last horse sacrifices in Europe

Sea otter study finds tool use allows access to larger prey, reduces tooth damage

New compound eye design could provide inexpensive way to give robots insect-like vision

New compound eye design could provide inexpensive way to give robots insect-like vision

Miniaturized optical coherence tomography imaging probe takes pictures inside cerebral arteries

Ornithologists discover world's largest hummingbird is actually two species

Elephants use gestures and vocal cues when greeting each other, study reports

Engineers create a caterpillar-shaped robot that splits into segments, reassembles, hauls and crawls

New AI algorithm for robots consistently outperforms state-of-the-art systems

Generating graph states of atomic ensembles via photon-mediated entanglement

Loneliness grows as we age

A miniature wireless robot that can effectively move through tubular structures

A miniature wireless robot that can effectively move through tubular structures

Hornets found to be primary pollinators of two Angelica species

Airborne single-photon lidar system achieves high-resolution 3D imaging

Mini-colons advance colorectal cancer research

Giant galactic explosion exposes galaxy pollution in action

Engineers design spider-like robot that may be used to explore caves on Mars

Using sim-to-real reinforcement learning to train robots to do simple tasks in broad environments

Using sim-to-real reinforcement learning to train robots to do simple tasks in broad environments

Trash to treasure – researchers turn metal waste into catalyst for hydrogen

Adding a telescopic leg beneath a quadcopter to create a hopping drone

Tiny AI-trained robots demonstrate remarkable soccer skills

Tiny AI-trained robots demonstrate remarkable soccer skills

New molecular device unlocks potential for targeted drug delivery and self-healing materials

AI makes retinal imaging 100 times faster, compared to manual method

Body mapping links our responses to music with their degree of uncertainty and surprise