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Caterpillars Used to Synthesise Complex Fluorescent Molecules

Step aside conventional methods, using insects in your chemical synthesis is the new trend.

Jun 16

Caterpillars Used to Synthesise Complex Fluorescent Molecules

Jun 16

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The Fascinating But Endangered Bogong Moth

In the face of climate change Australia’s iconic migrating moth faces extinction.

Jun 4

The Fascinating But Endangered Bogong Moth

Jun 4

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Madame Dragonfly: A Forgotten Woman of Insect Science

Meet Cynthia Longfield, entomologist, explorer and mother of dragon(flies)

May 22

Madame Dragonfly: A Forgotten Woman of Insect Science

May 22

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Insect News

Researchers give flies a taste for cocaine

A new study has investigated cocaine addiction in fruit flies, while overcoming their aversion to its taste.

Jun 3

Researchers give flies a taste for cocaine

Jun 3

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Bed Bugs Bothered Neanderthals Too

A new study reveals bed bugs may be the first urban pest

May 30

Bed Bugs Bothered Neanderthals Too

May 30

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The Academic

The World’s Smallest Astronomers

How some insects use the starry sky to navigate

May 29

Author generated image of dung beetles under the night sky.

May 29

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How Insects Survive the Urban Jungle

How do insects overcome the extreme conditions of urban environments?

May 25

How Insects Survive the Urban Jungle

May 25

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New Bed Nets Kill the Malaria Parasite in Mosquitoes

A new combination of antimalarial compounds has been found to effectively kill the malaria parasite in mosquitoes.

May 21

New Bed Nets Kill the Malaria Parasite in Mosquitoes

May 21

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Native Australian bees struggle against the invasive honey bee

New research reveals that the European honey bee may be wreaking havoc on native bee populations in Australia.

May 20

a native australian honey bee in a bee hotel. credit Kit Prendergast

May 20

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This Tiny Predator Uses Tools to Capture Its Prey

Researchers discovered assassin bugs were weaponising resin to catch their stingless bee prey.

May 19

assassin bugs climb onto a stingless bee’s nest tube

May 19

Cassie Welander, PhD

Cassie Welander, PhD

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Scientist & communicator based in Sweden. PhD in Chemical Ecology. I love stories about insects and how things smell. Views & opinions my own.

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