Dragonflies can see deep red light using a mammal-like mechanism, revealing a surprising case of parallel evolution.

This breakthrough connects insect vision to human biology and could advance optogenetics, enabling new treatments using light ...

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

After seven decades exploring the world’s wildest places in search of exotic animals and plants, Sir David Attenborough turns his attention to Britain’s gardens. We may not realise it, but it turns ...

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With dengue fever and other insect-borne diseases on the rise, resorts are working to eradicate biting bugs without harmful chemicals.

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

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 ...