Doug Harbin’s written lots of compelling music and he’s experimented with unusual sounds, including sounds from space. So ...

Limacina helicina looks like most any other sea snail — until it beats what look like delicate wings and "flies" through the water. A newly published study in the Journal of Experimental Biology says ...

A Unique Wing Design One of the most striking features of dragonflies is their wings. Unlike most insects that flap their ...

Different insects flap their wings in different manners. Understanding the variations between these modes of flight may help scientists design better and more efficient flying robots in the future.

With their proportionately bulky bodies supported by puny wings, many flying insects look about as airworthy as a Mack truck. French Zoologist Antoine Magnan once studied bumblebees for several years, ...

Bats are nocturnal hunters and use echolocation to orient themselves by emitting high-frequency ultrasonic sounds in rapid ...

Monitoring insect populations is an important part of understanding natural ecosystems, especially when those populations appear to be declining through pesticide use or climate change. One basic ...

How do mosquitoes land and take off without our noticing? Using high-speed video cameras, researchers have found part of the answer: mosquitoes' long legs allow them to slowly and gently push off, but ...