Electromagnetic dart launcher for better animal drug delivery
![Partial launcher assembly and integrated chronograph in live testing configuration. Credit: LaRocco, J. et al./Technologies. Article: Electromagnetic dart launcher may be better way to inject animals with drugs.](https://superinnovators.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/technologies-12-00069-g008-e1718708015647-1024x577.webp)
Researchers at Ohio State University in the United States have developed a safer, cost-effective dart launcher for injecting animals with drugs or tracking chips using electromagnetic coils and lidar technology.
17 million insects migrate through 30-metre Pyrenees pass, new study finds
![Illustration by Superinnovators x AI. Article: 17 million insects migrate through 30-metre Pyrenees pass, new study finds.](https://superinnovators.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hg45245-edited-1-1024x576.webp)
University of Exeter researchers in the UK discovered that over 17 million insects – up to 3,000 per metre, per minute – migrate annually through a single mountain pass on the France-Spain border.
Elephants have names for each other like people do
![Two juvenile elephants greet each other in Samburu National Reserve in Kenya. Credit: George Wittemyer. Article: Elephants have names for each other like people do.](https://superinnovators.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Low-Res_Two-juvenile-elephants-e1718287559578.jpg)
Researchers from Colorado State University in the USA discovered that wild African elephants use name-like calls to communicate with each other, demonstrating a rare and complex form of animal communication.
The rise of horse power started around 4,200 years ago
![Horse herders riding, guiding, catching or enjoying their horses in Inner Mongolia, China, July 2019. CREDIT © Ludovic Orlando. Article: The rise of horse power started around 4,200 years ago.](https://superinnovators.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Low-Res_imagechevaux-e1718103511768.jpg)
Researchers at the University of Toulouse in France discovered that modern domestic horses originated around 4,200 years ago, significantly accelerating communication and trade across Eurasia.
The secret sex life of coral revealed
![](https://superinnovators.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Low-Res_P6123198-e1717601265458.jpg)
Researchers from the University of Tokyo in Japan have developed a new model for predicting coral spawning by analysing 15 years of data from the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium.
Chicken feathers to deliver chemotherapy drugs and repair enzymes
![](https://superinnovators.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pexels-alexasfotos-2255459-e1717496334908-1024x577.jpg)
Researchers from Kings College London, UK, have developed a new method of drug delivery using proline, an amino acid found in chicken feathers and skin tissue.
Scientists generate the first complete chromosome sequences from non-human primates
![](https://superinnovators.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pexels-detpho-1785283-e1717495004257-1024x577.jpg)
A team of researchers from the National Human Genome Research Institute, USA, have generated the first complete chromosome sequences of five great ape species and the siamang gibbon.
Caterpillars can detect predators through static electricity
![](https://superinnovators.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Low-Res_Caterpillar-under-laser-e1716979917671.jpg)
Scientists at the University of Bristol in the UK have discovered that caterpillars use static electricity to detect predators, raising concerns about human-made electrical noise disrupting these signals.
Foraging ants navigate more efficiently when given energy-drink-like doses of caffeine
![](https://superinnovators.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6k56k5678k-1024x585.webp)
Researchers at the University of Regensburg in Germany have discovered that caffeine improves Argentine ants’ ability to navigate and locate sugary rewards, potentially aiding invasive species control efforts.
How neighbouring whale families learn each other’s vocal style
![](https://superinnovators.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WQCFASD-1024x585.webp)
Researchers from Scuola Normale Superiore in Italy have developed a method to study sperm whale communication, revealing social learning between neighbouring clans.