Search
News & Opinion
Magazine
Current Issue
Archives
Features
Infographics
Top 10 Innovations
Subjects
Cancer Biology
Careers
Cell & Molecular Biology
Clinical Research
Developmental Biology
Disease & Medicine
Ecology & Environment
Evolution
Genetics & Genomics
History
Immunology
Microbiology
Neuroscience
Obituaries
Paleontology
Pharma & Biotech
Policy
Profile
Publishing
Research Integrity
Techniques
Multimedia
Infographics
Sponsored Videos
Image of the Day
Sponsored Webinars
Crossword Puzzles
Sponsored Quizzes
Videos
Sponsored eBooks
TechEdge
Sponsored Infographics
Careers
Articles
Job Listings
Salary Survey
Subscribe
Fruit Flies Hide Their Eggs in Plain View
Chemical cues help
Drosophila
mask their eggs from predators.
Fruit Flies Hide Their Eggs in Plain View
Fruit Flies Hide Their Eggs in Plain View
Chemical cues help
Drosophila
mask their eggs from predators.
Chemical cues help
Drosophila
mask their eggs from predators.
Home
Subjects
pheromones
pheromones
Researchers Look to Sex Pheromones to Trap an Invasive Snake
Steve Graff | Jul 1, 2018
The brown tree snake has wreaked havoc on the island of Guam, but one solution to the problem could lie in the serpent’s own physiology.
Do Human Pheromones Exist?
Diana Kwon | Jan 23, 2018
Despite the prevalence of pheromone products on the market, substantial evidence that they can induce sexual attraction is lacking.
Image of the Day: Butterfly Wing Scents
The Scientist
Staff, The Scientist Staff | Nov 13, 2017
In
Heliconius
butterflies, researchers discover the importance of a male wing structure in female choice.
Insect Deploys Anti-Antiaphrodisiac
Shawna Williams | Oct 1, 2017
Female plant bugs produce a compound to counter males’ attempts to render the females unattractive to other mates.
Image of the Day: Smells like Royalty
The Scientist
Staff | May 8, 2017
Indian jumping ants,
Harpegnathos saltator,
can identify future queens based on a pheromone produced by the royal larvae.
How to Make a New Species
Ruth Williams | Jul 1, 2015
Scientists mutate a mating pheromone and its corresponding receptor in yeast to promote speciation.
GM Wheat Fails in the Field
Amanda B. Keener | Jun 26, 2015
A field trial of wheat genetically engineered to resist aphids fails to measure up to lab tests.
Behavior Brief
Jenny Rood | May 21, 2015
A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
Rat Odors Teach Fear
Kerry Grens | Jul 30, 2014
Rodent pups can learn to fear a stimulus through the odor signals given by their mother.