But why do flies hang around us? The reason depends on the species of insect, experts say. "For a certain group of them, they're interested in us because we are mammals with warm blood that they can ...

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It is also home to one of the largest barrier reefs in the world. Shark bites are extremely rare and are typically accidents, experts say. But sharks can cause severe wounds when they mistake ...

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study has found.

The song lost its popularity in the early 1990s and in an attempt to bring it back, Eagles management changed its musical key and renamed it “Fly, Eagles Fly.” ...

Male fruit flies don't just sing to their mates; they also use sound-cancelling wing-flicks to jockey with rivals. This new understanding of how male flies compete for female partners could shed light ...

MIT scientists are designing robotic insects that could one day swarm out of mechanical hives and perform pollination at a rapid pace — ensuring fruits and vegetables are grown at an ...

Florida is once again tops in the world for the number of unprovoked shark bites, even as the overall number of attacks declined in 2024. An annual report by the International Shark Attack File ...

The natural world is full of tricksters. African daisies can imitate flies to trick real insects into attempting to mate with them and depositing precious pollen. Some spiders can scuttle around ...

Everyone in Philadelphia would be a spelling bee champion if the final word was "eagles." Well, maybe not everyone. Sorry, Rachel Platten but the Eagles' fight song ...

There were things I hadn’t known, or thought I had to know, at the time my husband left me. This realisation dawned on me only a while after we’d separated, within those long stretches of ...