And the results of the investigation suggest that “furry” moth thoraxes are very good at absorbing sound, trapping up to 85 percent of the sound energy that was pinged in their direction.

The world’s largest hornet — the size of a matchbox — is known for invading honeybee hives, decapitating all the bees in a matter of hours and carrying the mangled thoraxes back to feed ...

Using advanced x-ray technology, scientists were able to compare the thoraxes of wingless worker ants and flying queens in several species of ants. They found that the loss of flight likely ...