How a single dog manages to help shepherds herd a flock of sheep so efficiently has been a mystery for many years but researchers have apparently finally solved this puzzle. In a study published in ...

Sheepdogs use just two simple rules to round up large herds of sheep, scientists have discovered. The findings could lead to the development of robots that can gather and herd livestock, crowd control ...

A lot has been made of the dangers of drones mixing with other aircraft, but one team of engineers is exploring how they can help guard planes from threats rather than present new ones. The work ...