The whole point of reproduction is that you produce more of your own species, right? Well, not exactly, and not if you are an Iberian harvester ant (Messor ibericus). Amazingly, this ant can propagate ...

By encoding biological principles into machines, swarm robotics enables autonomous robots to work together, enhancing ...

Abstract: The capacitated electric vehicle routing problem (CEVRP) has drawn much attention from researchers in the recent decade against the background of the rising electric transportation industry.

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Some butterfly species can’t grow unless they trick ants into taking them home with a complex rhythmic signal. By Rebecca Dzombak Rebecca Dzombak has reported on parasitic ant queens and the number of ...

A few months ago, I awoke to find a streak spanning the length of my kitchen wall that looked like it had been drawn there with thick black crayon. This was confounding, given that I live alone, save ...

Abstract: Low earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks can provide wider service coverage and lower latency than traditional terrestrial networks, which have attracted considerable attention. However, the ...

An estimated 20 quadrillion ants march across the land, finding a home on every continent except Antarctica. Some species of these tiny but powerful insects have evolved bizarre strategies that likely ...