Stand outside one spring night in southeastern Australia and you may be able to witness one of the biggest insect migrations in the world, as billions of brown Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) flit ...

A moth taped to a logbook page in 1947 became one of the most repeated origin stories in computing, and the physical evidence ...

Reminding us of a tiny paper airplane with flies superglued to its wings, here’s another melding of insect and machine, the Robo-Moth. This six-inch robot uses a moth’s brain and eyes to get around, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Darwin's hawkmoth (Xanthopan morgani praedicta) on flower, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar. Xanthopan morganii ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – By examining the brain activity of moths, researchers have found that the behavior of these insects isn't ruled entirely by instinct. Rather, they can learn which odors mean food. The ...

Low-flying plane to release wax-based pheromone over Austin as Minnesota targets invasive spongy moths, aiming to disrupt ...

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 ...