Meet the black soldier fly larvae, a tiny waste-eating bug that creates a fantastic organic fertilizer that can improve soil ...

Scientists have for the first time demonstrated play-like behavior in flies. They found that fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) voluntarily and repeatedly visited a carousel.

MIT scientists are designing robotic insects that could one day swarm out of mechanical hives and perform pollination at a rapid pace — ensuring fruits and vegetables are grown at an unprecedented ...

African daisies can imitate flies to trick real insects into attempting to mate with ... Now, an international team of scientists have observed a blow fly successfully living in disguise among ...

The serial swatter, 18-year-old Alan W. Filion, pleaded guilty to making interstate threats to injure others, which frequently led to massive law enforcement responses and rendered officers ...

A teacher in high school once quoted an old proverb to me: "Do something you love, and you'll never work a day in your life!" Perhaps 18-year-old Alan Filion encountered a similar teacher during ...

The teenager became a “serial swatter” and would make social media posts about his “swatting-for-a-fee” services, according to prosecutors. In addition to pleading guilty to the false ...

A California teenager who pleaded guilty to making hoax shooting and bombing threats to institutions around the country will serve four years in federal prison, a judge ruled Tuesday. Alan Filion ...

A Southern California teenager was sentenced to four years in prison for making threats against religious institutions, schools, and other organizations across the country. Alan W. Filion, 18, was ...

Filion ended up receiving 48 months in prison when he was sentenced Tuesday. "Filion became a serial swatter for both profit and recreation," the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement ...

Here's what we know. A Wired.com investigation said experts believed Filion to be one of the most prolific swatters in American history, operating a service under the name Torswats and claiming ...