Researchers have studied gene expression dynamics during metamorphosis in two species of flies. Published in the Genome Biology and Evolution, the study aims to identify patterns of changes in gene ...

Researchers and advocates say the insect is on the decline as more and more of its habitats are consumed by development, leaving it fewer marshes and meadows to illuminate.

Identification of genes controlling mouthpart development key to insect diversity. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2017 / 03 / 170307100329.htm.

Beatriz Swanson can remember the first time she saw the blinking glow. She was 10 years old, growing up in Mexico, when two ...

Insects and their relatives are not all bad actors. Most are crucial to a healthy environment and ecosystem. One example is the importance of pollinators. It is estimated that only about 3% of insects ...

Juvenile Hormone (JH): A sesquiterpenoid hormone that regulates development and reproduction in insects by preventing premature metamorphosis and stimulating reproductive processes.

Tsukuba, Japan—Insects have been around for millions of years, but their evolutionary relationships are still not fully known. Now, researchers from Japan have discovered that an old insect ...