Escamoles, sometimes called ant egg caviar, are a delicacy in Mexico. These ant larvae can cost over $50 per pound. And when they’re exported prices can double. But finding escamoles isn’t easy. Harvesters have to reach into nests with thousands of ants. Escamoles have been eaten for centuries but p

In todays hectic, modern world, it’s more important than ever to have a sanctuary space to retreat to, a home where the troubles of the world can be left behind and where you are free to dream and pursue a life of your choosing. For Derek and Jeffrey that sanctuary came in the form of a stunning,

It's judgement day for Atlas and friends as they debut their new dance routine. Atlas believes that artistic expression is the key to salvation and could be the genisys of a new beginning. After all, a being who lacks a creative outlet is a being who resigns themselves to a dark fate. Terminator.

Tumbling is a gymnastics discipline in which participants perform a series of acrobatic skills down a 25 metres (82 ft) long sprung track. Each series, known as a pass, comprises eight elements in which the athlete jumps, twists and flips placing only their hands and feet on the track. Tumblers are ...

A United Nations report warns that climate change and global warming are threatening the world's food supply. CNN's Bill Weir travels to Iowa to see how some American farmer's unusual and innovative measures to continue to grow food as they grapple with lower crop yields.

When it comes to decision making, it might seem that computers are less biased than humans. But algorithms can be just as biased as the people who create them.

In a stirring and commendable speech, Vice President Joe Biden makes a clear and convincing -- if entirely unintended -case for why the massive expansion of copyright laws through SOPA or PROTECT IP would go against everything America stands for, would harm innovation and be bad for entrepreneurs.
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Amazon Scout is a fully-electric delivery system from Amazon designed to safely get packages to customers using autonomous delivery devices. Amazon deployed its first delivery robots, a cohort of six bright blue machines the size of "strollers" that will deliver items to Amazon customers in Snohomi...

A new version of Atlas, designed to operate outdoors and inside buildings. It is specialized for mobile manipulation. It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. It uses sensors in its body and legs to balance and LIDAR and stereo sensors in its head to avoid obstacles, assess the terrain...

Perhaps you've punched out a paper doll or folded an origami swan? TED Fellow Manu Prakash and his team have created a microscope made of paper that's just as easy to fold and use. A sparkling demo that shows how this invention could revolutionize healthcare in developing countries, while also turn ...