As we get nearer to spring, and it starts to warm up, you will likely see moths and other insects on your porch or by your campfire. They seem to flutter about these lights pointlessly for hours on ...

There is a category of everyday observation that everybody has seen and that turns ...

Light pollution is more serious than expected: Moths not only lose their orientation directly under street lamps. Their flight behavior is also disturbed outside the cone of light. The increasing use ...

Turn on a light outside at night, and it won't be long before a bevy of insects start careening wildly around it, apparently drawn in "like a moth to a flame," as the saying goes. Now, in a series of ...

Over time researchers have found fewer of the insects turning up in light traps, suggesting they may be less attracted to some kinds of light than they once were. By Veronique Greenwood It used to be ...

We’ve all heard the common expression “drawn like a moth to a flame,” and seen these nighttime fliers circling round artificial light sources. But what causes this behavior? Is it harmful to moths?

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Moths are under threat from increasing light pollution: streetlights and other artificial light sources in cities and populated areas disrupt the orientation of these nocturnal insects, which reduces ...

Light pollution is more serious than expected: Moths not only lose their orientation directly under street lamps. Their flight behaviour is also disturbed outside the cone of light. The increasing use ...