As night falls over Australia's forests, grasslands and backyards, the hidden world of nocturnal insects stirs to life. In many ecosystems, overall insect activity actually peaks at night, especially ...

It's an observation as old as humans gathering around campfires: Light at night can draw an erratically circling crowd of insects. In art, music and literature, this spectacle is an enduring metaphor ...

It’s an observation as old as humans gathering around campfires: Light at night can draw an erratically circling crowd of insects. In art, music, and literature, this spectacle is an enduring metaphor ...

With the world on the brink of an "insect apocalypse," scientists have revealed yet another way we may be wreaking havoc on our six-legged friends: light pollution. Two new studies underline the ...

Light pollution disrupts circadian rhythms and ecosystems worldwide – but for plants, dependent on light for photosynthesis, its effects could be profound. Now scientists writing in Frontiers in Plant ...

We finally have a good explanation for why insects gather around artificial lights, and it isn’t because they are attracted to them. “Our results suggest artificial lights may only trap passing ...

The El Paso Museum of Archaeology will welcome the public for its annual Insect Night from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 18, ...

Life on Earth has evolved alongside predictable cycles of day and night. But this pattern has become increasingly blurred. Between 2012 and 2016, satellite measurements revealed that the global area ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A multiple-exposure photograph of insects circling a light at night. Samuel Fabian, CC BY-ND It's an observation as old as humans ...