Insects have a highly sensitive sense of smell. Extremely low concentrations of odour molecules in the air are sufficient to be detected by receptor neurons on their antennae. Specific proteins, ...

As bees' social behavior evolved, their complex chemical communication systems evolved in concert, according to a study published June 20 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...

An ant of the species Iridomyrmex purpureus (center) lifts a leg in an aggressive display when she encounters ants from a different nest. Sebastian Pohl On August 12, 1886, Swiss scientist Auguste ...

New research on the Antennae Galaxies shows that this benchmark pair of interacting galaxies is in fact much closer than previously thought -- 45 million light-years instead of 65 million light-years.

New research could form the basis of aviation innovation. Artificial whiskers, built as models of whiskers from sea lions, can work as an array of antennae to locate the source of hydrodynamic wakes, ...

Image courtesy of Barnaby Chambers / shutterstock Insects constantly clean their antennae, even when they appear to be clean. A group of researchers decided that the phenomenon warranted a closer look ...

The location of the Monarch's overwintering site is in central Mexico North America's Monarch butterflies use a 24-hour "clock" in their antennae to help navigate the 4,000km to overwinter in Mexico, ...

Physicists and biologists have published a study detailing how underground analysis of fire ants proves the little critters have a lot to teach future search and rescue robots about working in cramped ...

In a nutshell: Researchers in Japan have merged robotic technology with the finely tuned senses of silk moths to create a bio-hybrid drone. By harnessing nature's expertly evolved ability to track ...

The Antennae Galaxies are probably the most famous and beautiful example of a cosmic traffic accident in the sky: two spiral galaxies undergoing a massive collision. Davide De Martin took the Hubble ...