Sensory structures in dipteran insects encompass a diverse array of specialised organs, most notably the antennae, which host an assortment of sensilla that are critical for olfaction, ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence suggesting that human tooth sensitivity—those sharp jolts from a cold drink or a sudden ache—may have little to do with chewing at all. Instead, the origin of our ...

CHICAGO -- The sensitive interior of human teeth might have originated from a seemingly unlikely place: sensory tissue in fish that were swimming in Earth's oceans 465 million years ago. While our ...

The ultrastructure of the distal surfaces of the palpi of a termite is characterized for the first time and compared among castes. The species studied was the primitive dry-wood termite, Pterotermes ...

Sea robins are unusual animals with the body of a fish, wings of a bird, and walking legs of a crab. Now, researchers show that the legs of the sea robin aren’t just used for walking. In fact, they ...

A queen in a paperwasp colony largely stays in the dark. The worker wasps, who fly outside to seek food and building materials, see much more of the world around them. A new study indicates that the ...