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Mar. 17, 2021 —New research indicates that artificial light at night likely interferes with the courtship and mating of bioluminescent ...
Mar. 11, 2021 —About 1 million tourists a year seek out the energetic displays of light made by fireflies in habitats across the globe. The authors warn that ecotourism threatens to extinguish firefly populations ...
Jan. 19, 2021 —Trapped in amber for ~100 million years, an exceptionally well-preserved, light-producing beetle sheds light on the diversification of bioluminescent beetles in the Cretaceous period and provides the ...
Oct. 31, 2022 —A new study by mathematicians shows that math borrowed from neuroscience can describe how swarms of these unique insects coordinate their light show, capturing key details about how they behave in ...
Sep. 23, 2020 —Ever wonder why some fireflies flash in harmony? New research sheds light on this beautiful phenomenon and strives to understand how relatively simple insects manage to coordinate such feats of ...
July 29, 2021 —New research shows that city lights limit the ability of nocturnal animals to navigate by natural light in the night sky. Instead, they are forced to use streetlamps, neon light or floodlights to ...
Nov. 2, 2022 —A recent experiment provides evidence of a bark beetle species' agricultural capability. The fruit-tree pinhole borer can suppress the growth of weed fungi and promote food ...
Mar. 10, 2023 —Jewel beetles are striking insects, easily recognized by their vivid colors and metallic sheen. New research investigated the complex evolutionary history of jewel beetles' ...
Mar. 17, 2021 —Streetlights alter the number of flower visits by insects not just at night, but also during the daytime. Artificial light at night thus indirectly affects the entire plant-pollinator community, with ...
Feb. 16, 2021 —For the first time, a research team has mapped out exactly what happens when spruce bark beetles use their sense of smell to find trees and partners to reproduce with. The hope is that the results ...