In a remarkable scientific achievement, researchers have made significant strides in understanding the intricate biomechanics of insect wings, with a particular focus on the wing hinge mechanism of ...

About 350 million years ago, our planet witnessed the evolution of the first flying creatures. They are still around, and some of them continue to annoy us with their buzzing. While scientists have ...

In this week's Science for All newsletter, Divya Gandhi explains how a new radar technology identifies insects by their ...

A bumblebee is observed flapping its wings in the fog of a vertical wind tunnel. Michael Dillon, a professor and the L. Floyd Clark Chair in the UW Department of Zoology and Physiology, and Jordan ...

One of the most striking features of dragonflies is their wings. Unlike most insects that flap their wings in unison, dragonflies have two pairs of wings that they can move either together or ...

Work is underway on a wiring diagram of the motor circuits in the central nervous system that control muscles in fruit flies. This connectome, as the wiring diagram is called, is already providing ...

Cyborg cockroaches guided by ultraviolet light and motion feedback navigate obstacles autonomously, showing how noninvasive control can coordinate biological movement with electronic sensing.

Flight may be one of evolution’s most iconic innovations, but zoologist Piotr Jablonski is convinced that early wings were ...

Discover how the secret behind insects' lightning-fast reactions, a 'turbo boost' feature in their brains, could revolutionise artificial intelligence and robotics by inspiring more energy-efficient ...

A giant new species of stick insect with a supersized wingspan has been discovered in a remote rainforest in Australia. The stick insect, which is around 40cm long, was discovered in high-altitude ...