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Danger lurks inside the mountains where birds sing and insects chirp
If you come across a deep mountain without insects or birds, turn back immediately. Don't go alone.
Insects
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History
The Unknown About Entomological Warfare in History
For centuries, insects have been used as biological weapons to spread disease and destroy crops.
AI - Artificial intelligence
Top 11 scariest military applications of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI), computer programs that simulate human mental processes, is a new and promising technology that seems poised to change our lives.
Health
A 'specialty' dish of the season: Vietnamese people love it but there is a potential risk of illness, which can cause death
It is currently the fall season of catching grasshoppers and locusts. Rural specialties such as crispy fried grasshoppers and roasted grasshoppers are loved by many Viet…
New technology
Scientists create stealth device inspired by insects
The leafhopper - a common leaf-eating insect that secretes small brochosome particles, could be the inspiration for scientists to create stealth technology.
Biology
How do insects find pollen?
Flowers have many ways to signal to insects which flowers have pollen, for example by color, scent and even changes in electrical current.
Biology
Explain how trees communicate with each other when they are in danger
Scientists have discovered that when faced with danger such as pests, plants have the ability to spread a volatile compound around to warn healthy plants to activate def…
Biology
Insects could inspire stealth technology
In science, even the smallest and seemingly insignificant creatures can create great technological innovations, like the hopper.
Animal world
Japanese farmers paint cows to look like zebras to repel blood-sucking flies
Black cows with white stripes are less likely to stomp their feet, wag their tails or shake their heads to ward off flies than their counterparts.
Biology
Do insects feel pain like humans?
Some insects produce proteins when their bodies are subjected to pain, which have the same effect as humans in regulating how the brain perceives.
Scientific application
South African chemical engineer turns insects into junk food
A South African entrepreneur recently demonstrated that insects can be a valuable source of nutrients and that raising insects for food is completely harmless to the env…
Scientific application
Researchers develop 'armor' that prevents insects from eating crops
Researchers have developed a material with a maze-like structure that prevents small pests from getting close to plants.
Food safety
Why insects could be the key to food security?
Experts at Wageningen University believe that adding insects to the diet can help move the world towards a more sustainable future.
New technology
Successfully developed a robot that flaps its wings more efficiently than insects
UK's University of Bristol has successfully developed a robot that can flap its wings and generate more power than insects of the same size.