Disaster victims trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed building or mine may one day be rescued by a tiny and unlikely ...

Chinese scientists have successfully turned bees into cyborgs by inserting controllers into their brains. In tests the bees ...

In a big wake-up call for its military rivals, China has developed a spy drone the size of an insect that can fly undetected ...

High heat and heavy metals dampen a bumblebee’s trademark buzz, threatening pollen release and colony chatter. Tiny sensors ...

In a major display of advancement that could raise alarms among its military competitors, China has unleashed an espionage ...

China's mosquito-sized drone mimics real insects for stealth surveillance. A leap in micro-robotics, it raises major concerns.

After 150 years without minimal innovation, the beehive is getting an upgrade that is making it easier to protect colonies ...

REMOTE-controlled cyborg beetles wearing microchip backpacks could be used to save lives in horror disasters. Two boffins at the University of Queensland (UQ) in Brisbane, Australia, are building ...

Nanodrones—very small unmanned aerial vehicles—are being explored for use in healthcare, environmental monitoring, industrial ...

Saving lives could soon be the domain of tiny heroes and the clever Aussies who have strapped technology to their backs.

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that enables a four-legged robot to adapt its gait to ...

In the thick of summer—when pools are in constant use, temperatures are high, and debris builds up by the hour—cleaning ...