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6,812 results for: Insects

  1. Genetics

    Readers question gene-drive engineered mosquitoes and their predators

    Readers discuss the effects of gene-drive engineered mosquitoes and muse on their science bucket list.

    By Science News Staff
  2. Animals

    Some animals ‘see’ the world through oddball eyes

    Purple urchins, aka crawling eyeballs, are just one of several bizarre visual systems broadening scientists’ view of what makes an eye.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Animals

    How a young praying mantis makes a precision leap

    Videos of juvenile praying mantises flying through the air reveal how the insects manage to always make a perfect landing.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  4. Plants

    Plant chemical weaponry may offer ammunition for pesticides

    Chemicals produced by two plant species disrupt insect hormone pathways and could be developed in to efficient, safe pesticides.

    By Helen Thompson
  5. Animals

    Some cicadas drum up a beat with the help of their wings

    By using their wings as drumsticks, so-called “mute” cicadas can make themselves heard.

    By Allison Bohac
  6. Genetics

    Mosquitoes engineered to zap ability to carry malaria

    Researchers have created a gene drive that prevents mosquitoes from carrying malaria.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  7. Animals

    Color of light sets dung beetles straight

    Dung beetles may rely on green and ultraviolet colors in the sky to help orient themselves.

    By Susan Milius
  8. Science & Society

    See where Clinton and Trump stand on science

    Science News looks at where presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stand on seven key science issues, from genetic engineering to space exploration.

    By Science News Staff
  9. Animals

    Hungry elephants turn trunks into leaf blowers

    Darwin once observed an elephant using its trunk to blow an object closer. Japanese zoo elephants use the behavior to obtain food, a new study reports.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  10. Animals

    Beetle’s toxic, explosive vapor explained

    From a two-chambered gland in their rears, bombardier beetles unleash a toxic, blazing hot spray to defend themselves.

    By Beth Mole
  11. Archaeology

    Honeybees sweetened early farmers’ lives

    Residue on pottery pegs ancient farmers as devotees of honeybee products.

    By Bruce Bower
  12. Animals

    Antarctic midge sports tiniest insect genome

    Antarctic midge‘s genetic minimalism achieved by skipping a lot of repetitive stretches.

    By Susan Milius