Scientists have observed a new parasitic behavior between a wasp and a social species of spider, where the spider re-learned an ancestral behavior! Hosted by: Hank Green Thumbnail credit: ...

A fear of wasps is relatively common among many. If it’s not the anticipatory buzz of nearby wings that gets you, it’s the ...

Abstract: Power Management (PM) in connected Electric Vehicles (EVs) entails coordinating the energy flow between the vehicles, charging stations, and the power grid in such a way as to achieve ...

Abstract: This study introduces a novel metaheuristic algorithm, Leaf in Wind Optimization, inspired by the natural phenomenon of falling leaves in the wind. The proposed method simulates the motion ...

My grandparents had a place on the lake in Lincoln County, Georgia when I was growing up, and it is in the middle of nowhere. The old cabin had a screened-in porch with a peaceful view of the lake. If ...

Spider web “decorations” may help arachnids to pinpoint the location of their captured prey, suggests a study. The “extra touches” to intricate webs - known as stabilimenta - enable the eight-legged ...

Of the more than 4,000 known species of wasps in California, two are known as mud daubers: Sceliphron caementarium (black-and-yellow mud dauber)and Chalybion californicum (blue mud dauber.) Mud ...