At a laboratory in Beijing, a nimble, tiny bionic robot effortlessly weaved through its surroundings. Finding itself in a ...

Insects and diseases can hitch a ride on trees and holiday greenery brought across state lines. Inspections of holiday ...

When a devastating pest hit Israel's prickly pear cacti, a scientist joined with KKL-JNF and the public to save them. Now ...

Track your weight journey with CNET's top picks of the best smart scales, tested and reviewed by our health experts. I'm a Fitness & Nutrition writer for CNET who enjoys reviewing the latest ...

Carmine color is indeed made from insects and has been used to produce a red dye for centuries. The dye is derived from the Dactylopius coccus, aka cochineals, “a small-scale insect native to ...

An insect sting occurs when an insect uses its stinger on you. The insect may be a bee, wasp, hornet, or yellow jacket. You may have an allergic reaction to the venom. Stings can happen anywhere on ...

An economy of scale is a microeconomic term that refers to factors driving production costs down while increasing the volume of output. There are two types of economies of scale: internal and ...

“Instead of releasing a huge number of these insects into trash sites (which ... must determine if said enzymes can be produced at the scale required for recycling waste. They also want to ...

Instead of releasing a huge number of these insects into trash sites (which isn't practical), we can use the microbes and enzymes they produce in factories, landfills and cleanup sites. This means ...

Earth isn’t doing so great. Thanks to human-induced climate change, the seas are warming and rising, while the land – in many places – is alternately choked in drought or inundated with floods.

The research may lay the groundwork for a future pathway to turn plastic into high-value insect protein for animal feeds. "We will also explore the mechanisms of the bacteria in the lesser ...

The bacteria won't be harmful to the insect or to the environment when used at scale. The abundance of bacteria indicates that they play a crucial role in breaking down the plastic. This may mean ...