Australia is home to many extraordinary creatures, from Antarctic emperor penguins washing ashore to thelargest great white ...

Turn on a light outside at night, and it won't be long before a bevy of insects start careening wildly around it, apparently drawn in "like a moth to a flame," as the saying goes. Now, in a series of ...

Let’s celebrate moths during National Moth Week. We’re not talking pesky pantry moths, but rather those exquisite nocturnal critters that fly around our porch lights. Why do moths fly around street ...

New research used motion capture to reveal insects don’t fly directly toward lights but tilt their backs toward the source, trapping them in loops. This “dorsal light response” helps insects orient ...

Discover the imperial moth, one of North America’s largest and most striking silk moths. Learn about its range, life cycle, ...

If I were any more of a moth than I am, I would be butting my head relentlessly against Nanoleaf’s latest gamer smart light that brings a bare ounce of practicality to the normally goofy gamer ...

As humans drop off to sleep, the invisible world of moths comes to life. Across the planet, billions of the insects take flight on their nocturnal errands. Few places host more species than California ...

Those insects you see flying in crazed circles are trying to keep their backs towards the light because they think that direction is up, new... 'Like moths to a flame'? Here's what's going on with ...