Why Fly When You Can Hitchhike? Mosquitoes Rely on Roads to Disperse
It’s only been about a year since the tropical disease chikungunya was first spotted in the Western Hemisphere. In December 2013, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control issued a travel […]
100-Million-Year-Old Assassin Fly Found in Ancient Amber
Torsten Dikow, a research scientist at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, has discovered a new species of assassin fly in amber that is 100 million years old. […]
Can Beetles Make Good Mothers?
A new study provides a rare glimpse into how certain beetles actually protect their young by showing explicit signs of maternal instincts and care. An international team of scientists from […]