Brain-inspired computing promises cheaper, faster, more energy efficient processing, according to experts at a Beijing conference, who discussed everything from reverse engineering insect brains ...

Amid the usual parade of creeping horrors—super lice, mayfly plagues and a “troll-haired insect discovered in remote Suriname”—the exterminator news site PestWeb recently shared a piece of ...

To the casual observer, the motivations that drive insect behaviors may appear quite simple: An insect might leave the nest to find food, wander around to seek out potential mates, or move into the ...

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) researchers are unraveling the secrets of the fruit fly brain to advance ...

They found that the temperature to which the insects are exposed to during the pupal stage has an effect not only on brain development but also on odor-driven behavior.

The rate of development of poikilothermic animals, such as insects, fish, and reptiles, is determined by environmental temperature. A research team at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has ...