Cicadas Are So Loud, Fiber Optic Cables Can ‘Hear’ Them
In 2021, scientists experimenting with fiber optics picked up a strange signal: the cacophony of cicadas. It could lead to a new way of monitoring insects. ..
In 2021, scientists experimenting with fiber optics picked up a strange signal: the cacophony of cicadas. It could lead to a new way of monitoring insects. ..
Do fruit flies remember their larval lives? To find out, scientists made the neurons inside larvae glow, then tracked how they reshuffled as they formed ..
The fireflies of Moriyama City have long been prized (and hunted) for their yellow-green glow. To bring populations back up, amateur conservationists are hitting ..
The spotted-wing drosophila is a threat to fruit growers across the US and Europe. Crispr could thwart the pest’s numbers. ..
More research is showing that moths are secret, critical pollinators, even of crops that feed humanity. Save the bees, but save the moths too. ..
More than a trillion insects are raised each year as high-protein, low-carbon animal feed, but the practice might have an ethical blind spot. ..
Stretches of DNA that lock inherited traits together often accumulate harmful mutations. But they also hold genetic benefits for species. ..
Research on new repellents and the viruses these insects carry relies on lab animals and human volunteers. What if there was a better option? ..
Invasive species experts urge scientists and the media to avoid sensationalizing Jorō spiders—and wait for science to catch up. ..
While biologists still aren't exactly sure how it works, a new study closes in on why the insects that pester Savannah animals zig when anything zags. ..