In lab experiments and field studies, the team tracked the beetles with fluorescent dyes as they moved from cone to cone.
A new study published in Science shows that these plants—called cycads—use infrared radiation from heat as a signal to ...
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Life on Earth (past, present, and future)

This article is a summary of Roy Ratcliffe’s recently released book ‘Life on Earth’ (Past, Present and Future)’. Of all the millions of species of life that have existed on earth over billions of ...
The researchers think the pattern they observed in ants reflects a more universal trend in the evolution of societal ...
Using insects such as wasps to control agricultural pests remains a resilient method, despite increasing resistance, a new ...
Insect microbiome research has emerged as a dynamic field, revealing the profound influence of microbial communities on the ...
Animals more likely to eat their young are those with faster reproductive cycles. “Species that have large broods might be ...
Cycad cones aren’t always hot. Instead, they follow daily cycles of heating and cooling: Pollen-laden male cones produce a big burst of heat in the late afternoon, and then ovulating female cones warm ...
Harvard researchers have discovered that cycads—one of the oldest living lineages of seed plants—heat up their reproductive ...
The words “pollination” and “flower” may seem inseparable, but plants began courting insects millions of years before they ...
LONDON, United Kingdom, December 10, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- U.K. hotels are experiencing a sharp rise in bed bug incidents ahead of the Christmas travel season, prompting a growing number of operators ...