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In my latest article for The Scientist, I highlight the work of Dr. Ximena Bernal. She studies a tiny fly that eavesdrops on the mating calls of a particular tropical frog. Once it locates a calling frog, the fly crawls to its nose, where it can easily bite through the skin for a. . . Read More

Researchers from Cardiff University in Wales have shown for the first time that genetically distinct populations of wild mammals have different “odor dialects.” In a new study, they describe how populations of otters from across the UK possess sex- and biogeography-specific odors. . . Read More

The past 27 years have seen a dramatic decrease in total flying insect biomass, according to a new study published in PLOS ONE. Researchers report that flying insects in protected areas have decreased by more than 75 percent in the last three decades, and the decline cannot be. . . Read More

Using camera traps, scientists have discovered that flying foxes in Malaysia are important pollinators of commercially valuable – and famously stinky – durian fruit trees. The footage revealed the bats had a positive impact on the production of healthy durian fruit.. . . Read More

Scientists report the earliest known historical incidence of the fungus responsible for white-nose syndrome, the disease devastating North American bat populations. They detected the fungus on a bat specimen collected in France in 1918 and housed at the National Museum of Natural. . . Read More