A multiple-exposure photograph of insects circling a light at night. Samuel Fabian, CC BY-ND It’s an observation as old as humans gathering around campfires: Light at night can draw an erratically ...

A new study has uncovered worrying trends among the world's nocturnal insects — and the results could have big consequences for our ecosystems. Researchers in the U.K. have found that while ...

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 ...

At night in the Costa Rican cloud forest, a small team of international scientists switched on a light and waited. Soon, insects big and small descended out of the darkness. Moths with spots like ...

Bugs are scary. But at least we can take solace in the fact that they’re small, right? Well, the goliath stick insect might ...

The effect of reflected light was strongly dependent on whether it came from below or above the insect. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-44785-3 It's an observation as old ...

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 ...