Researchers have shown that pursuit of a coveted reward – in this case a female fly – will cause a male fruit fly to ignore threats such as predation.

Instead of nurturing their sick young, ant queens eat their infected offspring at the first sign of illness then ‘recycle’ them into producing new eggs, a new study led by the University of Oxford

Mosquitoes enhance sensitivity to human body heat by a sensory compensation mechanism when their sense of smell is disrupted.

Abstract. The levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), a powerful greenhouse gas, have risen dramatically over the past century, leading to widespread ecological ef

Building prolific ant legions takes tons of resources—but a new study finds that certain species cut corners by

When the loss of a queen wasp triggers a power struggle and social turmoil, colonies can survive the upheaval thanks to helpful wasps that pick up the slack, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Lab experiments suggest mosquitoes can smell DEET and learn to associate it with food, but it’s unclear whether that happens in the wild.

The insect may learn to associate the chemical Deet with a ‘blood meal’, researchers say