Researchers, using the liquid crystal elastomer technology have demonstrated a bioinspired micro-robot capable of mimicking caterpillar gaits in natural scale. The 15-millimeter long soft robot ...

Magnolia scale is one of the largest soft scales found in the U.S. and feeds on the sap of magnolias, particularly star magnolia, lily magnolia, cucumber tree magnolia, and saucer magnolia. Tuliptree ...

Picture this: While disaster workers and medical staff are hard at work trying to cull the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of brightly colored, air-filled robots is diligently transporting food and medical ...

Q. One of your articles talked about cottony maple scale insects on maple trees. What are scales? Can they grow on my Winter creeper euonymus? A. Advanced master gardener Ben Franklin says: Scale ...