When a fruit fly catches a whiff of a ripe peach, it quickly heads toward it. Time after time, it finds the fruit—even from ...

Forget supergroups, this one’s a super-duper-group: Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich and Dhani Harrison have officially joined forces as Dragonflies. The pair’s debut self-titled album is due out ...

The next time you hear someone grumbling about insects causing a nuisance ask them to think again. We rely on insects for ...

Seyon Pond, also known as Noyes Pond and the "Millionaires' Pond," in Groton State Forest, not only has an amazing history ...

A blue dasher dragonfly. Illustration by Adelaide Murphy Tyrol. Imagine you’re a fruit fly by the pond on a sunny day, whirring along in search of food or other flies. Suddenly, you’re scooped up, ...

Thanks to my tech-outfitted SUV, I have a life and career untethered from a single employer, a static workspace, and a ...

Dragonflies are nature's efficient hunters, consuming many mosquitoes daily. These insects also prey on mosquito larvae, ...

Fly fishing is synonymous with trout. When most people think about fly fishing, they conjure images of mountain streams and ...

If a dragonfly lands on you, it's easy to feel like you've received a message. But what are these creatures trying to say? Cultures around the world have ascribed many meanings to these winged ...

As a kid, Sam Kieschnick, an urban wildlife biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife, was nicknamed "Sam the bug man." He was fascinated with the outside, taking note of all the beauty around him, both ...

Male dragonflies are known to engage in mid-air “dogfights” to defend their breeding territory, using different maneuvers than those they employ when hunting prey. A new paper published in the Journal ...

Many of the red dragonflies often seen in the Kanto region are of the 'Akiakane' (autumn darter) species. And these red dragonflies are creatures that are born and raised in rice fields. Did you know ...