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Insect brains will teach us how to make truly intelligent robots

16 February 2021

We need a revolution in artificial intelligence and learning from insects will help us achieve it, says James Marshall

Dragonflies do a backwards roll to fly upright – even when unconscious

10 February 2021

To get out of an upside-down position, dragonflies do a backwards roll to stabilise their flight – even when they’re unconscious, and if their wings are propped open, they do it when they’re dead

Bats soar to heights of 1600 metres by riding late night winds

4 February 2021

By fitting bats with GPS collars we have discovered that the nocturnal fliers seek out slopes where late night winds are swept upwards, carrying them high into the air

Flying robots suggest bees can’t rely on instinct to land on flowers

1 February 2021

We thought bees relied on hardwired instinct to land, but a study involving flying robots suggests that bees may also need to learn about specific surface textures before they can touch down

Remote Control review: Fusing Ghanaian stories with a sci-fi thriller

20 January 2021

Nnedi Okorafor's Remote Control mixes West African folk tales with a sci-fi mystery in a futuristic version of Ghana, as a young girl finds a meteor and gains a deadly power

How you can help with penguin research by browsing images at home

19 January 2021

Many penguin populations are under threat but you can help researchers keep an eye on them through a citizen science project called Penguin Watch

Quantum internet signals beamed between drones a kilometre apart

15 January 2021

Entangled photons have been beamed between drones and to a ground station, creating technology that could form part of an unhackable quantum internet

Embryos from the last two northern white rhinos set to be implanted

14 January 2021

Fertilised eggs from northern white rhinos are set to be implanted in surrogates this year, with the hope of producing offspring

Houseflies have specialised wings that make them harder to swat

13 January 2021

Some flies, including houseflies and blowflies, have specialised hindwings to help them take-off faster, making them trickier to catch

Keep drones away from nesting birds please

16 December 2020