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6,812 results for: Insects

  1. Animals

    Fire ants build towers with three simple rules

    Fire ants use the same set of simple rules to produce static rafts and perpetually moving towers.

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  2. Animals

    The mystery of vanishing honeybees is still not definitively solved

    The case has never been fully closed for colony collapse disorder, and now bees face bigger problems.

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  3. Plants

    Pollinators are usually safe from a Venus flytrap

    A first-ever look at what pollinates the carnivorous Venus flytrap finds little overlap between pollinators and prey.

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  4. Animals

    Invasive earthworms may be taking a toll on sugar maples

    Sugar maple trees in the Upper Great Lakes region are more likely to have dying branches when there are signs of an earthworm invasion, a new study finds.

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  5. Genetics

    Bats in China carry all the ingredients to make a new SARS virus

    Viruses infecting bats could recombine to re-create SARS.

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  6. Animals

    Rough lessons can lessen the pull of human scent on a mosquito

    A form of aversion therapy for mosquitoes shows they can connect human scent to a bad experience.

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  7. Ecosystems

    Hawk moths convert nectar into antioxidants

    Hawk moths use their sugary diet to make antioxidants that protect their muscles.

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  8. Life

    Ladybugs fold their wings like origami masters

    Ladybug wings could lead to new foldable technologies.

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  9. Agriculture

    Fleets of drones could pollinate future crops

    Chemist Eijiro Miyako turned a lab failure into a way to rethink artificial pollination.

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  10. Plants

    Floral curve test shows what’s great for a moth is not so good for a flower

    3-D printed flowers reveal a hidden conflict between a hawk moth and the flowers it pollinates.

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  11. Neuroscience

    Internal compass guides fruit fly navigation

    Experiments show how flies navigate — and why this might be important for humans.

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  12. Animals

    Surgeon aims to diagnose deformities of extinct saber-toothed cats

    Using CT scans, one orthopedic surgeon is on a quest to diagnose deformities in long-dead saber-toothed cats.

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