Scientists studied the internal anatomy that make a female-male role reversal possible in a group of Brazilian cave insects. By Jack Tamisiea The penis has a variety of peculiar shapes and sizes: the ...

The great Mormon butterfly is one in every 10,000 butterflies who is half male and half female. Scientists explained this ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Despite having sex with males, females of a Japanese stick insect species produce offspring that are genetically identical to themselves. Combined with other evidence, it suggests that the males of ...

A genetic biocontrol method which reduces the lifespan of female insects could work as fast as pesticides to reduce populations of disease-spreading mosquitoes and destructive crop pests, according to ...

Researchers at Applied BioSciences at Macquarie University and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology at Macquarie University have developed a biological pest control method that targets ...

A revolutionary new biological pest control method that targets the lifespan of female insects could significantly reduce the threat of insect pests such as disease-carrying mosquitoes by offering ...