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 ...

For decades, scientists have believed that insects were attracted to bright, artificial light. This has spurred the creation of countless "insect lights" designed to attract and kill bugs. But now, ...

A multiple-exposure photograph of insects circling a light at night. Samuel Fabian, CC BY-ND It’s an observation as old as humans gathering around campfires: Light at night can draw an erratically ...

The insects flying in circles around your porch light aren’t captivated by the light. Instead, they may have lost track of which way is up, high-speed infrared camera data suggest. Moths and other ...

At night in the Costa Rican cloud forest, a small team of international scientists switched on a light and waited. Soon, insects big and small descended out of the darkness. Moths with spots like ...

In this episode of Big Ideas from the team behind Deep Look, Niba explores how insects actually see the world — from the ...

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Like a moth to flame, many scientists and poets have long assumed that flying insects were simply, inexorably drawn to bright lights. But that's not exactly what's going on, a new study suggests.

It’s an observation as old as humans gathering around campfires: Light at night can draw an erratically circling crowd of insects. In art, music and literature, this spectacle is an enduring metaphor ...