These fruit flies get picky about where they lay eggs
The invasive spotted wing drosophila prefers to lay its eggs in places that no other fruit flies have visited. How it knows could help with pest control.
Feb. 17, 2021 • ~5 min
These fruit flies get picky about where they lay eggs
The invasive spotted wing drosophila prefers to lay its eggs in places that no other fruit flies have visited. How it knows could help with pest control.
Feb. 17, 2021 • ~5 min
Tiny cacao flowers and fickle midges are part of a pollination puzzle that limits chocolate production
Entomologists wonder if the insects currently pollinating farmed cacao are the right ones for the task.
Feb. 10, 2021 • ~6 min
Why does it take longer to fly from east to west on an airplane?
When planes fly from east to west, they are flying against a river of air called a jet stream. These air currents can make your flight longer or shorter, depending on which way you are going.
Jan. 25, 2021 • ~5 min
Pollinators: neonicotinoid pesticides stop bees and flies from getting a good night's sleep
Chemicals banned in the EU were recently granted an exemption for limited use in the UK.
Jan. 21, 2021 • ~6 min
Two new fungi have a gruesome way to kill flies
Two newly discovered species of fungi infect flies and then get them to rain down spores to infect others before they die, researchers have found.
Dec. 15, 2020 • ~5 min
How do geese know how to fly south for the winter?
Geese honk loudly and point their bills toward the sky when they're ready to start the migration. Here's how they know it's time, how they navigate and how they conserve energy on the grueling trip.
Nov. 16, 2020 • ~8 min
How a 1940s treaty set airlines on a path to high emissions and low regulation
A precedent set at the industry's outset has dominated efforts to reform aviation.
Nov. 3, 2020 • ~7 min
Extra genome copies might protect aging fruit fly brains
The discovery that fruit fly brains add chromosomes as an anti-aging defense may help answer questions about human age-related brain disease.
Aug. 27, 2020 • ~4 min
Bloodthirsty tsetse flies nurse their young, one live birth at a time – understanding this unusual strategy could help fight the disease they spread
This insect's unique reproductive biology could lead to new ways to control the species in the environment – and prevent the deadly sleeping sickness it spreads to people.
July 29, 2020 • ~7 min
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