When the XPRIZE Foundation, which gives incentives for technological breakthroughs, challenged scientists to record the biodiversity of rainforests, 300 teams signed up. The stakes were high, as the ...

WASHINGTON - They may not be Sonny and Cher, but certain South American birds sing duets, taking turns as the tune goes along. "Calling it a love song is probably too strong a word," says researcher ...

NJIT's Eric Fortune and team “Limelight Rainforest” are grand prize winners of the global XPRIZE Rainforest Competition with their drone-delivered Limelight device, capable of identifying thousands of ...

For nearly 20 years, Professor Eric Fortune has studied glass knifefish, a species of three-inch long electric fish that lives in the Amazon Basin. In his laboratory he tries to understand how their ...

This is Eric Fortune, a behavioral neuroscientist at The Johns Hopkins University. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...

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Newark, N.J., Nov. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NJIT biologist Eric Fortune and a team of scientists called “Limelight Rainforest” have won the five-year XPRIZE Rainforest Competition, securing half ...