As night falls over Australia's forests, grasslands and backyards, the hidden world of nocturnal insects stirs to life. In many ecosystems, overall insect activity actually peaks at night, especially ...

Bats flying around your home at night may signal a healthy ecosystem. These nocturnal mammals help control insects, pollinate ...

A fly is going about its day, buzzing here, buzzing there — but then, it starts behaving weirdly. Its movements become sluggish, its abdomen swells. Its body sprouts white fuzz. Around sunset, there’s ...

New research reveals that migrating moths rely on both visual signals and Earth’s magnetic field to guide their nighttime ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS — Did you know that flying ...

Over the past few weeks, you may have noticed some unseasonable insects flying around, especially on the warm fall days that we have been having here in New Jersey. Maybe you were swarmed by gnats on ...