The estimate of 5.5 million species of insects is interesting. What’s even more remarkable is that because scientists have found only about 1 million species, that means more than 4.5 million species ...

One teacher said the experiential learning provided by microscopes made a significant impact. "They get to see something up close and see those details that they wouldn't have seen before." ...

In a previous MIT design, the robotic insect was made from four identical units — each with two wings. The rectangular devices were around the size of a microcassette and each one had eight wings.

The sterile insect technique is an environmentally-friendly insect pest control method involving the mass-rearing and sterilization, using radiation, of a target pest, followed by the systematic ...