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ASU scientists' research on honey bees featured in 'Science'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Arizona State University researchers, Robert Page and Gro Amdam, are the subject of a feature article in the Oct. 25 issue of the journal Science, which traces their collaboration, discov ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Nasa's new carbon-counting instrument leaves the nest

(Phys.org) -- Its construction now complete, the science instrument that is the heart of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) spacecraft - NASA's first mission dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 30

Micro helicopters leave the nest

Within the framework of the EU project sFly, researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new type of flying robot that can be navigated using only on-board cameras and a miniature computer. The micro helicopters ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Orangutan nests reveal engineering expertise

An innovative study looking at how orangutans build their nests has revealed that the apes use a high level of engineering know-how.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Chimpanzee ground nests offer new insight into our ancestors descent from the trees

The first study into rarely documented ground-nest building by wild chimpanzees offers new clues about the ancient transition of early hominins from sleeping in trees to sleeping on the ground. While most ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Egg Cetera #5: Nature's paradoxical packaging

In the fifth report of our Egg Cetera series on egg-related research, engineers and zoologists work together to discover the secrets of the eggshell.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Experiment explores optics with iPad

As any other dutiful scientist, Dr. Weilin "Will" Hou, an oceanographer in the Oceanography Division at NRL Stennis Space Center (NRL-SSC), did his research. Earlier last summer, he decided the hottest tablet ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lights go off around globe for Earth Hour

New York's Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the Sydney Opera House were plunged into darkness for the annual Earth Hour campaign, leading a global effort to raise awareness about climate ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Warmer summers could shrink trout populations

(PhysOrg.com) -- The New York state fish could be jeopardy due to climate change, warn Cornell scientists.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Worm seeks worm: Researchers find chemical cues driving aggregation in nematodes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long seen evidence of social behavior among many species of animals, both on the earth and in the sea. Dolphins frolic together, lions live in packs, and hornets construct ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Kilobots - tiny, collaborative robots - are leaving the nest (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Kilobots are coming. Computer scientists and engineers at Harvard University have developed and licensed technology that will make it easy to test collective algorithms on hundreds, or ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (24) | comments 15 | with audio podcast


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