This breakthrough connects insect vision to human biology and could advance optogenetics, enabling new treatments using light to target cells deep within the body.

Dragonflies have evolved special light-sensing proteins that let them see deeper red light than most animals. Researchers ...

As the NH State Wildlife Action Plan enters its second decade, the need to protect local species from climate change, pollution and habitat destruction continues. These eight species and others facing ...

Nestling 250m up in a Carmarthenshire valley, the rebuilt home of Rural Office founder Niall Maxwell and family balances ...

We are delighted to partner with 5 on its new show, Sam and Ade Go Birding, which features some of our amazing nature ...

The way that light is reflected off the yellow parts helps dragonflies differentiate between males and females, making finding a mate more efficient.

In a lot of ways, what we're saying is the way people have been living here has allowed for these species to be here' ...

Sometimes, different organisms can evolve the same ability independently, a process called parallel evolution. A new study ...

Dragonflies can see deeper red light than humans and this discovery may help scientists develop better medical tools.

Dragonflies may see the world in a way that pushes beyond human limits—and surprisingly, they do it using the same molecular trick we evolved ourselves. Scientists discovered that these insects can ...

NASA’s Dragonfly will explore the air, land and seas of Titan, Saturn’s most mysterious moon NASA plans to launch a wildly ambitious nuclear-powered octocopter to Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, in 2028 ...

The Amazon molly is an all-female fish that ditched sexual reproduction entirely, thriving for over 100,000 years through ...