An analysis of hoverfly flight shows that wing design, not faster flapping, enables the smallest species to generate enough lift to fly. The physics of flight becomes more difficult the smaller ...

In research published on 28 February, 2018 in Biology Letters, scientists from Royal Holloway, University of London, Oxford University and Cornell University have shown for the first time that viruses ...

Name an animal that migrates. You might think of the long migrations of humpback whales crossing the Pacific Ocean or flocks of geese flying noisily overhead. But, did you know that huge numbers of ...

Billions of hoverflies from Europe descend on southern Britain each spring. The black and yellow striped bugs are no more than half an inch in length but make the long trek to Britain for the summer.

Scientists have discovered the trick the orchid Epipactis veratrifolia uses to attract pollinating hoverflies. The plant's flower practices special mimicry: It produces chemical substances that are ...

Hoverflies use a combination of the sun and their body clock to help direct them when flying south for the winter, new research shows. Findings show the insects keep the sun on their left in the ...

The mystery disease colony collapse disorder has wiped out more than 10m beehives in the past six years. This destruction has brought new awareness to the plight of bees and the pollinators' ...

Hoverflies use the sun and their body clock to help them navigate when they fly south for the winter, new research shows. In the mornings the insects keep the sun on their left, and then gradually ...

Danish and Welsh botanists sifted through 400 studies, field-tested seed mixes, and uncovered a lineup of native and exotic blooms that both thrill human eyes and lure bees and hoverflies in droves, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hoverflies use the sun and their body clock to help them navigate when they fly south for the winter, new research shows. In the ...