Tens of millions of migratory insects cross at least 100km of open sea to reach Cyprus on the way to mainland Europe, new research shows.
Insects are the world’s smallest flying migrants, but they can maintain perfectly straight flight paths even in unfavorable wind conditions, according to a new study from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) and the University of Konstanz in Germany, and the University of Exeter in the UK.
Safeguarding Indigenous Peoples' lands offers the best chance of preventing the extinction of the world's primates, researchers say.
Codon compiles Python code to run more efficiently and effectively while allowing for customization and adaptation to various domains.
New repair techniques enable microscale robots to recover flight performance after suffering severe damage to the artificial muscles that power their wings.
Eleven new faculty members join six of the school's academic departments and institutes.
Their technique could allow chip manufacturers to produce next-generation transistors based on materials other than silicon.
A new study from North Carolina State University shows soil temperature can be used to effectively monitor and predict the spread of the corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea), an important pest that ravages corn, cotton, soybeans, peppers, tomatoes and other vegetable crops.
A new way to make carbon fiber could turn refinery byproducts into high-value, ultralight structural materials for cars, aircraft, and spacecraft.
A new artificial intelligence technique only proposes candidate molecules that can actually be produced in a lab.
Rice study: Students benefits when teachers pursue professional development
Fourier transformations reveal how deep neural network learns complex physics
A machine-learning model can identify the action in a video clip and label it, without the help of humans.
Rice scientists discover Aedes aegypti’s chromosomes are unique among species
Researchers devise an efficient protocol to keep a user’s private information secure when algorithms use it to recommend products, songs, or shows.
Innovative tool tests blood-sucking behavior with technology instead of volunteers
Searchable tool reveals more than 90,000 known materials with electronic properties that remain unperturbed in the face of disruption.
Rice lab opens new door to creating cell scaffolds for growing tissue, studying disease
The system rapidly scans the genome of cancer cells, could help researchers find targets for new drugs.
Inspired by fireflies, researchers create insect-scale robots that can emit light when they fly, which enables motion tracking and communication.