SciFri Radio: Insects

SciFri Radio: Creating Memories
Researchers have used pulses of light to store the memory of a bad event that never actually happened into the brains of fruit flies. We'll talk...

SciFri Radio: The Smell of Death
A specific blend of fatty acids signal death or injury to a variety of animals, providing a warning to others of the species.

SciFri Radio: The Buzz On Bees: Coping With Vanishing Colonies
Researchers discuss bees in urban areas and beekeeping in the wake of colony collapse disorder.

SciFri Radio: Moths that Jam a Bat's Sonar
New research finds that one species of moth is capable of actively jamming the sonar used by moth-hunting bats.

SciFri Radio: Caterpillar Mimicry
How does a parasitic caterpillar survive inside an ant nest? According to research published this week, it sounds like a queen ant.

SciFri Radio: Controlling Mosquitoes With Bacteria
Can a bacterial infection be a useful weapon in the fight against mosquito-borne illnesses?

SciFri Radio: The Superorganism
Ira talks with eminent biologist Edward O. Wilson and Bert Holldobler about ants, bees, and other social insects.

SciFri Radio: Vampire Bats and Other Blood-Suckers
In this Halloween edition of Science Friday, we'll talk with Bill Schutt, the author of a new book called "Dark Banquet: Blood and the Curious...

SciFri Radio: How Do Flies Get Away?
Ira talks with bioengineering researcher Michael Dickinson of Caltech about new research into why flies are so good at evading an approaching fly...

SciFri Radio: What Put The Heat in Chili Peppers?
New research indicates that chili pepper plants may have developed their signature heat as a way to fight off fungal infections caused by insects.

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Insects

Newsbrief: The Secret to Whiter Whites? Ask this Beetle
This beetle outshines teeth and milk.

Newsbrief: Feeling Feverish? Sit Still
Viruses evolve differently depending on how free their hosts are to move and mingle.

Newsbrief: Sounds Appetizing
Termites use sound to determine what's for dinner.

Newsbrief: Killing Disease with Bugs
One proposed method to fight malaria is to modify the genes of the mosquitoes that carry the disease.

Newsbrief: Good Eating
The amount of methylmercury in freshwater fish may be linked to how fast the water fleas are growing.

Newsbrief: A Recipe for Spider Silk, But Who Will Spin It?
The ingredients in black widow's silk may explain why it is so tough.

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