New research from Queen Mary University of London shows how extreme seasonal patterns are causing rainforest butterflies to ...

A research group found that in female fruit flies, microorganisms enhance reproductive function, boosting the number of cells that form eggs and the number of mature eggs. This is done by controlling ...

SMBE Journals (Molecular Biology and Evolution and Genome Biology and Evolution) Further analysis of PifA and PifB revealed that they exhibit many of the characteristics of eukaryotic host-associated ...

Osaka, Japan – For many of us, when we think of microbiomes, our first thoughts are probably about the beneficial microorganisms that live in our guts. But now, researchers from Japan and US have ...

The phenomenon of aphids born pregnant is one of nature’s most unusual reproductive strategies. In these tiny insects, reproduction happens at such a fast pace that newborn aphids may already carry ...

Everything you wanted to know about bug sex (but didn't bother to ask) is explained in a new book. Insect expert Marlene Zuk describes how ants... 'Sex On Six Legs': When Insects Go Wild Everything ...