Scientists have for the first time demonstrated play-like behavior in flies. They found that fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) voluntarily and repeatedly visited a carousel.

Satire? Tragedy? Romance? As a blockbuster adaptation of The Seagull arrives at the Barbican, Hayley Maitland meets the ...

Nature is full of impostors, and many of them are found in the insect world. Certain species, such as the bee fly or the ant spider, are experts at ...