A new material that mimics the exoskeleton of insects has the strength and toughness of aluminum, but weighs half as much. "Shrilk," developed by a research team at Harvard University's Wyss Institute ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Supplementing soil with insects’ cast-off outer skin after a molt can help increase plant biomass, the number of flowers, pollinator attraction, ...

Scientists from the Hochschule Bremen (HSB)—City University of Applied Sciences used a centrifuge to show that the exoskeletons of insects become stronger when they are raised under higher mechanical ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Some beetles, such as Anomala albopilosa, strongly reflect left circularly polarized light (electromagnetic waves that oscillate leftward relative to the direction of light reception).

When the gravity acting on them is increased, locusts adapt. Locusts placed in a centrifuge to mimic the conditions of hypergravity grew tougher legs than those living normally – but not all of them ...

Many animals couldn’t survive without their exoskeletons. Insects, spiders, crustaceans, and coral are just some of the creatures that wear their protection on the outside. But identifying the very ...