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 ...

The study authors write: "We posit here that artificial light at night is another important – but often overlooked – bringer of the insect apocalypse." Matt Mawson / Getty Stock Images Insect numbers ...

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Tracking insect flight An African lunar moth is entrapped as it flies around a UV actinic tube light in the Neuromechanics & Bioinspired Technologies (NBITs) laboratory at Imperial College London.