Flying insects are known to make a beeline for lights in the dark, as the saying goes, "like moths to a flame." Now, scientists have figured out why insects are so keen on light, but it's not because ...

A research study has discovered, for the first time, just what happens when an insect approaches artificial light. Flying insects turn their tops toward the light source to help maintain altitude, but ...

When researchers reviewed footage of flying insects, they saw that the bugs tilted their backs toward the source of artificial light. Imperial College London Flip on a porch light on a summer evening ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm an American writer working in fiction and nonfiction. About 95% of insect species worldwide can fly. The question of what ...