Few creatures have earned a reputation for resilience quite like the cockroach. It can survive extreme temperatures, ...

Imagine you are flipped upside down and standing on your head. After a few seconds, you would feel pressure in your head due to an increased blood flow. Humans and other vertebrates are known to have ...

Vanderbilt biologists have discovered the genetic pathways that link the immune and circulatory systems of mosquitoes during the fight against infection. A mosquito fighting infection of malaria or ...

Blacksburg, Va. -- Insects are about to be analyzed in a new way by a host of Virginia Tech engineering faculty. They will be using some fancy state-of-the-art equipment, such as a kilometer-long ...

BLACKSBURG — Insects do all sorts of acrobatics, buzzing about flowers or creeping along the undersides of leaves. But until recently, no one paid much mind to how gravity affects their tiny bodies.

Insects inhabit environments ranging from humid tropics to arid deserts, yet they maintain water balance through an integrated suite of physiological adaptations. The impermeable cuticle, together ...

Imagine you are flipped upside down and standing on your head. After a few seconds, you would feel pressure in your head due to an increased blood flow. Humans and other vertebrates are known to have ...