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6,813 results for: Insects

  1. Paleontology

    La Brea Tar Pits yield exquisite Ice Age bees

    Ancient bee pupae snug in leafy nest give clues to Pleistocene climate.

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  2. Tech

    Termite-inspired robots build structures without central command

    Simple guidelines keep machines hauling and placing bricks.

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  3. Genetics

    Yeast smell underpins partnership with fruit flies

    Yeast make fruity aromas that draw flies, which disperse the fungi. Researchers reveal the gene that underpins the mutually beneficial relationship.

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  4. Microbes

    Virus-thwarting mosquitoes decline on Vietnamese island

    Scientists plan to release second generation of mosquitoes that stop the spread of dengue fever.

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  5. Environment

    Crops take up drugs from recycled water

    Plants irrigated with recycled wastewater can soak up tiny amounts of pharmaceutical compounds but what this means for human health is unclear.

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  6. Animals

    Scent of a fruit fly larva comes from its gut microbes

    Microbes in the guts of fly larvae produce smells that attract fruit flies.

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  7. Plants

    These trees don’t mind getting robbed

    Desert teak trees in India produce more fruit after they’ve been visited by nectar robbers.

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  8. Plants

    Australian flowers bloom red because of honeyeaters

    Many flowering plants converged on similar a color to attract the common birds.

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  9. Life

    Genes gives clues to outcome of species interbreeding

    Genetics provides clues to why hybrid river fish formed a subspecies but insects formed a new species.

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  10. Animals

    Bats’ dinner conversation may go over your head

    Hunting big brown bats do more than echolocate. When male bats compete for a single prize, they send social calls to keep other bats at bay.

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  11. Animals

    Archerfish mouth is the secret of precision spit

    Trained fish shoot down two hypotheses for their fine spit control but reveal fancy mouth work.

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  12. Paleontology

    Oldest bug bonk

    Preserved as fossils, two insects remain caught in the act 165 million years later.

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