Abstract: Reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS) offer high flexibility, enabling efficient adaptation to changing market demands. However, this reconfigurability significantly increases the ...

As a journalist who covers AI, I hear from countless people who seem utterly convinced that ChatGPT, Claude, or some other chatbot has achieved “sentience.” Or “consciousness.” Or—my personal favorite ...

Environmental Communications Specialist Brett Peto contributed this story. A bumble bee queen has a lot resting on her wings. She lives for four seasons. During that time, she will survive winter, ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Beekeepers report losses of over 60 percent of their colonies in Texas, devastating the population. “Big difference for this year versus years past is, it’s just so widespread.

Scientists have developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help save honeybees from devastating declines. By engineering yeast to produce six essential sterols found in pollen, researchers ...

An artificial “superfood” that provides essential nutrients for bees results in colonies producing much more larvae, suggesting it could help tackle the global decline in honeybees. Bees need to eat ...

I was called to safely relocate a healthy bee colony that had taken over a bird box in a beautiful garden. Instead of removing the entire structure, I carefully transferred the bees and their hive to ...

I was called out to safely relocate a thriving bee colony that had taken over a birdhouse. Instead of risking their lives during transport, I carefully removed the combs one by one and placed them ...