We know very little about insect evolution despite them inhabiting every kind of environment on our planet. At a time when the future of many insect species is threatened, researchers are looking to ...
Researchers report a developmental model for reconstructing the complex and elaborate vein patterns seen in insect wings. The study of vein formation in insect wings has previously focused on primary ...
Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from ...
Outbreaks of insect pests and insect invasions are on the rise on the African continent. Many countries suffer from a lack of food because the insects can consume, or destroy, huge amounts of crops.
More than twenty years after those early studies attracted attention, scientists continue investigating how insects breathe, ...
Not every yellow-and-black insect is a wasp. Many harmless species have evolved to mimic the appearance of stinging wasps as ...
Outbreaks of insect pests and insect invasions are on the rise on the African continent. Many countries suffer from a lack of food because the insects can consume, or destroy, huge amounts of crops.