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🔬 Science March 11, 2026 at 06:10 PM

Scientists use rapid 3D scanning to create a digital library of 800 ant species

Source: Mongabay - Conservation

Scientists have developed a new robotic 3D scanning technique to create Antscan, the world's first digital library of nearly 800 ant species, capturing high-resolution images of their internal structures.

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