Dragonflies are aerial predators engineered by evolution for precision. Instead of chasing their prey, they predict where it ...

Humans tend to fear bed bugs, and rightly so. The bloodsuckers are tough to get rid of once they've entered a home. But new ...

Many insects rely on heritable bacterial endosymbionts for essential nutrients that they cannot get through their diet. A new study, published in Nature Communications, indicates that the genomes of ...

Tobacco hornworm caterpillars have no organs that resemble ears. Yet, scientists were able to figure out how they hear—and it could inspire next generation microphones.

A research team at UC Santa Barbara led by Professor Craig Montell identified the first known taste receptor in the mosquito gustatory system ...