Scientists have developed an advanced swarm navigation algorithm for cyborg insects that prevents them from becoming stuck while navigating challenging terrain. The new algorithm represents a ...

Microplastics have entered Antarctica’s soil ecosystem, subtly affecting its only native insect and revealing how far human pollution now reaches. An international team of scientists led by ...

Entomologist Torsten Dikow, a leading expert on assassin flies, is working to connect a global community of researchers through the democratization of insect science Emma Saaty Torsten Dikow overlooks ...

Entomophagy has long been recognised as an underutilised strategy to address food security issues. Eating insects is one part ...

For four days in November, Phoenix, Arizona, will be the entomology capital of the world at Entomology 2024. As the planet’s largest yearly gathering of insect scientists, the annual meeting of the ...

Pro-environmental behavior increases among school students who participate in insect-related citizen science projects, according to new research. Pro-environmental behaviour increases among school ...

The more we study sentience among nonhuman animals (animals) the more species are added to the sentience arena—the biodiversity of sentience is forever growing—and ethical questions about pain and ...

It’s an observation as old as humans gathering around campfires: Light at night can draw an erratically circling crowd of insects. In art, music, and literature, this spectacle is an enduring metaphor ...

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