When I looked out the kitchen window early one recent morning, there was a yellowish moth on it. I hit the window a few times ...

For centuries, scientists assumed moths spiraled toward flames out of simple attraction, but new high-speed footage from two ...

Reminding us of a tiny paper airplane with flies superglued to its wings, here’s another melding of insect and machine, the Robo-Moth. This six-inch robot uses a moth’s brain and eyes to get around, ...

The Joe Ford Nature Center will explore the world of moths with its first “Moth Night” at 8 p.m. July 25 in honor of National Moth Week, an annual and global initiative that aims to celebrate the ...

Those insects you see flying in crazed circles are trying to keep their backs towards the light because they think that direction is up, new... 'Like moths to a flame'? Here's what's going on with ...

While bees and butterflies attract a lot of the buzz, moths are important pollinators, too, as well as an important food ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – By examining the brain activity of moths, researchers have found that the behavior of these insects isn't ruled entirely by instinct. Rather, they can learn which odors mean food. The ...

Small, furry creatures with “one of the most painful stings” of any insect in the state are appearing across Mississippi, ...

It’s not easy being deaf in the dark—especially when your greatest enemy is a master of sound. Such is the twilight plight of the humble cabbage tree emperor moth (Bunaea alcinoe): It’s all these ...

Turn on a light outside at night, and it won't be long before a bevy of insects start careening wildly around it, apparently drawn in "like a moth to a flame," as the saying goes. Now, in a series of ...