Flying insects are known to make a beeline for lights in the dark, as the saying goes, "like moths to a flame." Now, scientists have figured out why insects are so keen on light, but it's not because ...

Insectopolis explores the often-unseen—and rapidly disappearing—world we share. Peter Kuper’s remarkable new book, Insectopolis: A Natural History, is a graphic novel/infographic/wild fantasy ride ...

When researchers reviewed footage of flying insects, they saw that the bugs tilted their backs toward the source of artificial light. Imperial College London Flip on a porch light on a summer evening ...

A research study has discovered, for the first time, just what happens when an insect approaches artificial light. Flying insects turn their tops toward the light source to help maintain altitude, but ...

Fig 1. Global Aerial Sampling of Migratory Insects. It maps the locations and methods used for historical (dashed lines) and recent (solid lines) aerial sampling of high-flying migratory insects ...