Accelerometers reading the behavior of wild boars can pick up when animals are infected with a fatal virus. Behavioral sensors attached to wild boars have been used to detect when animals are sick ...

It hasbeen a long-held belief in scientific circles that many creatures navigateacross land, through water, and through the skies using the Earth’s magnetic field forguidance. Now scientists and ...

SMALLEST AMOUNTS OF FENTANYL. WHEN I FIRST CAME INTO THIS LAB, UH, SO STARTED TO WORK WITH THIS CARBON NANOTUBE. THAT’S AN IMPORTANT TERM TO REMEMBER, BECAUSE CARBON NANOTUBES ARE IMPORTANT TO DOCTOR ...

There are many creatures on our planet with more advanced senses than humans. Turtles can sense Earth’s magnetic field. Mantis shrimp can detect polarized light. Elephants can hear much lower ...

The researchers say that the biological sensor sensitivity to smell is 10,000 times higher than that of existing electronic devices. A new technological development by Tel Aviv University has made it ...

Dryad Networks is making solar-powered sensors that can recognize wildfires early. The setup uses machine learning and alerts first responders. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for ...

In 2016, several varieties of soy, corn, cotton, and more were genetically modified to resist the effects of dicamba, a powerful chemical herbicide. It was a seemingly genius move, allowing farmers to ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) -- Bay Area companies are turning to technology that focus on fighting wildfires. Google is sharing what they're calling a "breakthrough in wildfire detection." FireSat is a ...

Scientists have described precisely how a plant can sense a pathogen, bringing an unprecedented level of detail to a fundamental hypothesis in plant immunity of relevance to tackling disease in crops.

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BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Dogs have a type of infrared sensor in the tip of their nose which enables them to detect minute changes in temperature such as when other animals are nearby, according to new ...