Feeding bluebirds helps fend off parasites
If you feed the birds in your backyard, you may be doing more than just…
entomology
How do men and women store fat differently? Ask the fruit fly
When it comes to determining how women and men store fat differently, it turns out…
Beating the heat in the living wings of butterflies
A new study from Columbia Engineering and Harvard identified the critical physiological importance of suitable temperatures for butterfly wings…
Global study finds predators are most likely to be lost when habitats are converted for human use
A first of its kind, global study on the impacts of human land-use on different…
Bushfire crisis spells trouble for Aussie insects
Australia’s current bushfire crisis could wipe out some of our rarer insect species, according to…
UConn Study: Wing genes responsible for tiny treehopper’s extraordinary helmet
They sport some of the most impressive headgear in the insect world, yet they’re no…
Climate warming affects European pollinator assemblages
Using the largest database of pollinating insects ever compiled from various sources, including the collections…
Suction cups that don’t fall off
The aquatic larvae of the net-winged midge have the unique ability to move around at…
Bumblebees exposed to Chernobyl-levels of radiation consume more nectar
The study simulated Chernobyl-levels of radiation exposure in a laboratory to investigate the impacts it…
Fire ants’ raft building skills react as fluid forces change
Fire ants build living rafts to survive floods and rainy seasons. Georgia Tech scientists are…