Ivan Amato

2 months ago | scientificamerican.com | Ivan Amato

Assasinations in ancient Rome, miscarriages in pregnant horses in Australia, sudden onset of arthritis in rubber tappers in Brazil: Are you ready for the common thread among these incidents? It’s venomous caterpillars. And many of these larvae of the insect order Lepidoptera, along with the moths and butterflies they become, are creeping and fluttering your way at the speed of climate change. One estimate counts more than 3,600 venomous Lepidoptera species out there.

Jan 21, 2025 | spectrum.ieee.org | Ivan Amato

In the early 1970s, the Cold War had reached a particularly frigid moment, and U.S. military and intelligence officials had a problem. The Soviet Navy was becoming a global maritime threat—and the United States did not have a global ocean-surveillance capability. Adding to the alarm was the emergence of a new Kirov class of nuclear-powered guided-missile battle cruisers, the largest Soviet vessels yet.

Sep 14, 2021 | cen.acs.org | Ivan Amato

Aug 24, 2021 | lastwordonnothing.com | Ivan Amato

Jun 30, 2021 | spie.org | Ivan Amato