Comprehensive mapping of wing sensory neurons in Drosophila reveals that some proprioceptors make direct connections onto flight steering motor neurons, enabling rapid feedback control during flight.

Evolution is perhaps the most extraordinary story ever told—a tale spanning billions of years that connects every living thing on Earth through an intricate ...

You can easily spend a morning at The Insect Asylum, grab lunch at one of the area’s many eateries, and then wander through the neighborhood discovering other hidden gems. It’s the kind of outing that ...

Ants trapped in amber reveal possible partnerships and parasites, offering a rare glimpse into ecosystems from nearly 100 ...

Researchers studied six pieces of amber containing fossilized ants with other insects nearby revealing an ecosystem in the ...

Biologists attached tiny recording devices that looked like mini backpacks to bats. What they found revealed a surprising ...

In its decades-long quest to mimic life, robotics has never had much trouble duplicating its brute force. Machines have long been capable of moving vehicles, assembling chips, and reaching the far ...

Ants and other species who lived alongside dinosaurs but preserved in fossilized tree resin reveal a great deal about their ...

Professor Tim Coulson describes evolution as a gradual process that alters living organisms over generations. The mechanism ...

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers identified 10 new species and seven new groups (genera) of Hawaiian leaf-roller moths. While new species are frequently discovered, the description of a new ...

Abstract: This paper presents artificial insect wing material choice from a biomimetic viewpoint. The materials and properties of natural insect wings were reviewed. Our experiments show that ...