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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Flying insects are known to make a beeline for lights in the dark, as ...

This article was originally published by Undark. Bees have long impressed the behavioral scientist Lars Chittka. In his lab at Queen Mary University of London, the pollinators have proved themselves ...

Chaos theorists refer to the “butterfly effect” to describe seemingly insignificant events — like the ripple of a butterfly’s wing — that can have unintended consequences. But there might be a more ...

Ecologists are investigating the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects, the most abundant and diverse group of animals on Earth, are experiencing alarming declines, ...

The tell-tale signs that autumn is here are clear to us — the days are getting shorter and temperatures are decreasing. We take this as a sign to pull out our winter woollies and think about turning ...

When pollinators land on a flower, they're on a mission: They're looking for sweet nectar to eat and specks of nutritious pollen to bring back to their young. But how do insects know where to find ...

The classic summer cookout comes with chips, drinks and then, after the sun goes down, swarms of insects flitting around porch lights. But flying around artificial lights can have deadly consequences ...

Insects 100 million years ago. There was a range of insects living alongside the dinosaurs in Australia. At a place called Koonwarra in Australia many 115 + million year old insects have been ...