Ever wondered how a fly can zip past you, turn in mid-air, and zoom by like it’s built with perfect detail? Are these flying tactics used by insects also powered by muscles like birds and bats, who ...

Somewhere in the forest canopies of eastern Indonesia lurks an insect that can clone itself, weaponize its own wings, and ...

Around 100 trillion insects fly in the skies above the USA on a summer's day, according to estimates by researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) and ...

Snow flies have an unexpected way of surviving freezing temperatures. They produce antifreeze proteins to block ice formation and can even generate their own heat. Scientists also found that their ...

A study in Costa Rica has big implications for extinction and conservation.

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Over the past few weeks, you may have noticed an increase in bugs and in particular, flying ants, in the air, whether on your windshield or swarming around you. Why are ...

Using two species of flies from different climates -- one from the cool, high-altitude forests of Northern California, the other hailing from the hot, dry deserts of the Southwest -- scientists ...