Eating a blend of non-toxic corn and genetically modified toxic corn can result in corn earworm pests (Helicoverpa zea) developing longer, more narrow and more tapered wings—shaped like the wings of a ...

A new study reports that a specific species of dragonfly may have an unusual tracheal system in their wings. This could us a fascinating insight into how insect wings evolved. The study was published ...

A tiny remote-controlled aircraft modelled on an insect will become Britain’s latest weapon against terror. The Dragonfly drone – which can fit in the palm of a ...

Scientists from Hiroshima University undertook a study of dragonfly wings in order to better understand the relationship between a corrugated wing structure and vortex motions. They discovered that ...

Researchers have developed a model that can recreate, with only a few parameters, the wing patterns of a large group of insects, shedding light on how these complex patterns form. For many species of ...

Humble insects may be called as witnesses to the next nuclear accident. Shining UV light on their wings reveals how much radiation they have absorbed. Staff at nuclear plants carry dosimeters, ...