Migratory hoverflies fly further—but not faster—than their non-migratory relatives, new research published in iScience shows.

Humans get a real buzz from the virtual world of gaming and augmented reality, but now scientists have trialed the use of ...

Tech Explorist Virtual and Augmented Reality have come a long way, and they are now used in various fields, including gaming ...

Humans get a real buzz from the virtual world of gaming and augmented reality but now scientists have trialled the use of these new-age technologies on small animals, to test the reactions of tiny ...

Hornet mimic hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) This is the UK’s largest species of hoverfly which is an insect often seen winged at flowers. Its excellent mimicry of a hornet is used as a protection ...

The moth or the butterfly? The stick insect or the hoverfly? The beetle or the bee? Can you guess which is the inaugural ABC ...

Flinders University researchers use virtual reality to study animal behavior. VR and machine learning create controlled ...

While some pollination is carried out by honeybees in hives, much of the pollination of food crops and wild plants is carried out by their wild relatives and other insects, especially hoverflies.

"This has truly been a team effort where every author on the paper has been instrumental in making the VR work. We look ...

The loss of bees and other bugs is scary, since insects are food sources for countless bird, fish, and mammal species. Pollinators like bees and hoverflies also perform a crucial role in fruit ...

Humans get a real buzz from the virtual world of gaming and augmented reality but now scientists have trialled the use of these new-age technologies ...