Firefly Tourism Can Put Insects in Peril
A new study shines light on how bug spray, flashlights, and foot traffic can spell disaster for the fragile creatures behind brilliant synchronous displays......»»
Aloe vera peels could fight staple food crop pests
The discarded peels of aloe vera can be used as a natural pesticide, helping farmers protect staple food crops from harmful insects, research suggests......»»
Rocket Report: Firefly enters “hot standby phase”; SpaceX’s superfluity of fairings
"What we found out is that fairings float pretty well." Enlarge / SpaceX's Super Heavy rocket performs a second static fire test in late August, in South Texas. (credit: SpaceX) Welcome to Edition 6.09 of the Rocket Repo.....»»
Tracking the migration adventures of Black-winged Monarchs
Black-winged Monarchs (Monarcha frater) are songbirds that live in the rainforests of New Guinea and northern Australia. They feed on insects and belong to the same bird family, Monarchidae, as flycatchers and magpie-larks......»»
Climate change, pests threaten Mexico City"s iconic palms
Climate change and a deadly disease spread by insects have forced authorities in Mexico City to chop down palm trees beloved by residents as an emblem of the capital......»»
Curious and cryptic: New leaf insects discovered
An international research team including the University of Göttingen has described seven previously unknown species of leaf insects, also known as walking leaves. The insects belong to the stick and leaf insect order, which are known for their unusu.....»»
Ant wars: How native species can win the battle over invasive pests
New research using insight from virtual gaming and real-world ant battles shows how native insects can be given an upper hand against some aggressive introduced species, which could help guide non-native invasive ant management......»»
Fungal–plant symbiosis offers a promising tool to boost crop resilience
Researchers inoculated oilseed rape plants with a species of fungus that is known for its ability to combat pest insects. Utilizing the relationship between beneficial fungi and crop plants may introduce a new era of agriculture where the plant resil.....»»
Crowd-sourced science sheds light on how new species form across space and time
Imagine a jungle. It's probably a lush forest, filled with different bird songs and the hum of thousands of different kinds of insects. Now imagine a tundra: barren, windswept terrain with relatively few kinds of plants or animals......»»
Researchers target lifecycle of parasite behind Chagas disease
Almost everything about insects called kissing bugs is revolting, from the insidious way they bite people's faces at night to drink their blood while they sleep to the way they spread disease through their poop......»»
Insecticides affect aquatic insects in unexpected ways
Pesticide pollution of streams in agricultural areas has adverse effects for stream organisms. A new study, led by researchers from the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), provides evidence that aquatic insect larvae resp.....»»
Heat sensor protects the Venus flytrap from fire
The Venus flytrap can survive in the nutrient-poor swamps of North and South Carolina because it compensates for the lack of nitrogen, phosphate and minerals by catching and eating insects. It hunts with snap traps that have sensory hairs on them. If.....»»
Adobe Express adds Firefly AI to its free plan for next level creativity
Adobe is expanding the reach of Firefly so anyone can generate art, though it's not as robust as other versions......»»
Adobe Express with AI Firefly app is available worldwide
Adobe has taken its Adobe Express with Firefly web app out of beta, and its AI-powered image tools are now available online, with a mobile version "coming soon."Source: AdobeIn June 2023, Adobe added its generative AI tool Firefly to the Adobe Expres.....»»
New research shows bats feast as insects migrate through Pyrenees
Bats gather to feast as nocturnal insects fly through mountain passes in the Pyrenees each autumn, new research shows......»»
Trapped: Australia"s extraordinary alpine insects are being marooned on mountaintops as the world warms
We may not pay invertebrates much thought, but they're the workhorses of all ecosystems. Insects and other invertebrates do essential jobs such as pollinating plants, improving soils and controlling pests. They're also food for many larger animals, w.....»»
Transforming flies into degradable plastics
Imagine using insects as a source of chemicals to make plastics that can biodegrade later—with the help of that very same type of bug. That concept is closer to reality than you might expect. Researchers describe their progress to date, including i.....»»
How a Firefly Course Is Saving Japan’s Favorite Glowing Insect
The fireflies of Moriyama City have long been prized (and hunted) for their yellow-green glow. To bring populations back up, amateur conservationists are hitting the books......»»
On board Virgin Galactic"s tourist journey to space
A look inside the company's first space tourism flight, which took off from New Mexico on Thursday.....»»
The fast, furious and brutally short life of an African male lion
The death of a lion in Kenya's picturesque savannas rarely tugs at people's hearts, even in a country where wildlife tourism is a key pillar of the nation's economy. But when one of the most tracked male lions in Kenya's famous Masaai Mara was killed.....»»
Ivy, dandelions and other common wildflowers are a crucial resource for pollinating insects
Since the end of the second world war, factors such as more intensive farming and urbanization have reduced the abundance of wildflowers in Britain. In fact, the past 90 years have seen the loss of over 97% of the UK's wildflower meadows......»»