New research uncovers the surprising role of plant scents in insect diets and evolution especially butterflies and moths.

The scent of blooming flowers and fresh plant life is not just a perk of springtime; it is a key driver in the survival and ...

several years ago and donated it to Capital Normal University’s Key Laboratory of Insect Evolution and Environmental Changes in 2016, the authors said. Amber fossils have been some of ...

Preserved in amber, the wasp appears to have used a Venus flytrap-like structure on its body to grasp potential hosts.

“Both symbiosis and horizontal gene transfer have profoundly influenced insect evolution.” One of the study’s striking ...

Scientists have discovered a bizarre 99-million-year-old wasp preserved in amber, featuring an abdomen shaped like a Venus ...

several years ago and donated it to Capital Normal University’s Key Laboratory of Insect Evolution and Environmental Changes in 2016, the authors said.Amber fossils have been some of ...