Flash Bee is an easy-to-make DIY handheld lightning detector based on an ESP32-C3 board, a round display, and AMS AS3935 ...

Volos Projects recently showcased an easy-to-reproduce, inexpensive DIY ESP32-S3 Internet radio based on a Waveshare ESP32-S3-LCD-1.54 development board ...

For ants, the ability to instantly distinguish nestmates from outsiders who might hijack the colony is crucial. Now, a new study shows that the system that ants use to determine who belongs in the ...

In brief: A few months after acquiring Arduino, Qualcomm is introducing its first product designed to combine its processor technology with the "maker" ethos of the Italian company. Unsurprisingly, ...

Five months after acquiring Arduino, the open-source hardware and software company best known for its UNO and Nano microcontroller board for hobbyists, Qualcomm is looking to make another big splash ...

Qualcomm, which purchased microcontroller board manufacturer Arduino last year, just announced a new single-board computer that marries AI with robotics. Called the Arduino Ventuno Q, it uses Qualcomm ...

Ants are among the most dynamic of the “little things that run the world,” as the late biologist E. O. Wilson described insects. They build complex communities, travel widely and are ubiquitous. There ...

A rare Japanese ant is the only species known to lack female workers and males; all of its young develop into parasitic queens that try to take over other colonies. When you purchase through links on ...

Some butterfly species can’t grow unless they trick ants into taking them home with a complex rhythmic signal. By Rebecca Dzombak Rebecca Dzombak has reported on parasitic ant queens and the number of ...

Every now and then, unwanted pests — big and small — make their way into our homes, becoming a frustrating nuisance. From flies to cockroaches, these intruders can be hard to ignore. Winter weather ...

A recent study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) reveals that, despite their outsized ecological impact, the diversity of ants in the American tropics and their behavior remain ...

Life may look like a paradise for beetles living in ant colonies. Plump, wriggling ant larvae and helpless eggs sit waiting to be devoured, while hundreds of thousands of ants stand at the ready to ...