New research indicates some of the architecture’s oldest and most reliable designs can be built even better thanks to insect inspiration ... patterns seen in dragonfly wings.

But could it use some further insect-inspired improvement ... “We carefully examined the structure of the dragonfly wing, which does not actually follow the Voronoi pattern exactly, and found ...

About the first childhood love of fifth-grader Peka for his classmate Allochka Nikolskaya - the little swan figure skater from Tchaikovsky's ballet with dragonfly wings, and about the first ...

Published in Thin-Walled Structures, the study relied on numerical analysis and physical experiments, and led its authors to ...

Zhipeng Lou [Opens in a new window], Flying insects exhibit remarkable capabilities in coordinating their olfactory sensory system and flapping wings during odour plume-tracking flights. While ...

Watching their alert, tireless sorties was like stopping time—it seemed all motion was concentrated in the blur of their wings and the dart of ... So, a pond with dragonfly nymphs is a clean one. When ...

Yet, the very phenomenon of bird migration is under threat, particularly due to declining insect populations, upon which many migratory birds rely for sustenance. This past weekend (12th October ...

Their abdomen is a bright red underneath, with reddish margins on the front of the wings. Where has the boxelder bug been found? The Boxelder bug is not new, but it’s not known as a fall bug.

The structure of the wing membrane, the arrangement of the bones supporting it, and the positioning of the muscles provide the bat with the lightness and maneuverability necessary for catching insects ...

It was tough to get rhythm.” That’s all fair, and the Red Wings have had some tough circumstances to contend with, including a flu bug going through the team. But there’s still plenty of ...