In a new study published in Ecology Letters, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the ...

Insects do a lot more harm than ruining picnics. Some insects spread devastating diseases, while others cause staggering ...

The toxin destroys a bees nervous system causing paralysis and death ... indicating potential harm to insects and other aquatic life. Those creatures are an important food source for birds ...

In the intricate tapestry of nature, few threads are as overlooked—yet vital—as insects. For Professor Michal Segoli of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, these tiny creatures are a lifelong ...

This system works well when the only lights present at night are the Moon and stars, but fails when artificial lights disrupt the night. We can help protect nocturnal insects by: turning off ...

While this may be true of warm-blooded animals, what about exotherms like insects? Thanks to a 65-year ... looked at all that was known about the system, such as elevational gradients and how ...

The new study addressed this issue in fruit fly larvae, commonly called maggots, because of the simplicity of their nervous system and the available genetic tools. The researchers established that ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...