As our skies increasingly crowd with buzzing, hovering, flitting drones, spare a thought for the humble hopping robot.
Tiny Robot Developed at the UW Can Precisely Control Its Jump Height
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What Stalagmites Reveal About the Climate
Dominik Fleitmann, how did you come to study the climate using stalagmites?
Silicon Solar Cells Could Cut Satellite Power Costs by Up to 90 Per Cent
The switch to silicon cells could also halve the weight of the solar cells needed on the spacecraft, freeing mass for fuel or instruments, or cutting launch costs.
Alaska’s Orange Rivers More Metallic Than Acid Mine Drainage
The bright orange plumes of water scientists first noticed billowing across a river in Alaska’s Brooks Range in 2018 were even more acidic and metallic than water leached from metal mines, despite their pristine surroundings.
Sharks Can Hear Sounds Nearly 250 Feet Away and Find the Source
Sound travels through the ocean carrying clues about potential prey, predators and other animals, giving sharks an important way to detect what they cannot yet see.
Sheep Grazing May Pose Greater Threat to Scotland’s Wild Pollinators Than Honey Bees
The research, published in the British Ecological Society’s Journal of Applied Ecology, has found that grazing in spring can remove much of the nectar emerging bumblebees need, while commercial honey bee hives introduced during the summer heather flowering period have a much smaller impact.
