While filming a TV documentary inside an old Victorian gunpowder store in Northern Ireland, scientists made an intriguing ...

The early lineages of hexapods (broadly defined insects) have long been debated. Researchers at University of Tsukuba and ...

With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn ...

Researchers have hacked living cockroaches to create new search-and-rescue tech.

With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn, have sharpened their eyesight to call their bluff. A new study suggests ...

In an evolutionary battle of the sexes, scientists have found that male flies sharpen their eyesight to avoid being tricked ...

The female receives a dead insect as a gift from the male during mating. The gift provides the female with the necessary protein to produce eggs. If the male arrives empty-handed, he is rejected.

How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to ...

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Chemical resistance is another area where human influence is clear. The widespread use of pesticides and antibiotics has ...

By studying them, we’re not just learning about their world; we’re finding ways to make our own world more sustainable," Prof ...

Most people see fruit flies as a nuisance. A scientist at Washington State University Vancouver sees them as the key to understanding evolution.