Scientists say robots could detect human emotions through skin touch
Scientists say robots could detect human emotions through skin touch

Scientists have found that future robots may be able to understand your emotions by touching your skin. A new study in the journal IEEE Access explains that researchers used skin conductance to detect a persons feelings. Skin conductance measures how well the skin conducts electricity, which...

Scientists to build robots to bring dinosaurs back to life
Scientists to build robots to bring dinosaurs back to life

Scientists are exploring the use of robots to recreate animals that went extinct long ago, such as dinosaurs and marine reptiles, according to a report in Science Robotics. By copying the movements and body features of extinct animals like the Tyrannosaurus Rex, these robots could help to learn...

Scientists discover glowing sea slug in ocean’s deepest zone
Scientists discover glowing sea slug in ocean’s deepest zone

Scientists have discovered a new type of glowing sea slug in the oceans midnight zone, which is located 3,300 to 13,100 feet below the surface. Its named Bathydevius caudactylus, this apple-sized creature is unlike any other sea slug. Unlike most sea slugs that live on the seafloor, Bathydevius is...

Scientists identify lesser mealworm's potential to tackle plastic waste
Scientists identify lesser mealworm's potential to tackle plastic waste

Scientists at the Nairobi-based International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) announced on Monday a promising approach to addressing the plastic waste problem using the lesser mealworm. Scientists at the ICIPE have invented that the larvae of a species of darkling beetle known...