Night moves of pregnant moths

Artificial night lighting inhibits feeding in moths.

One major, yet poorly studied, change in the environment is nocturnal light pollution, which strongly alters habitats of nocturnally active species. Artificial night lighting is often considered as driving force behind rapid moth population declines in severely illuminated countries. To understand these declines, the question remains whether artificial light causes only increased mortality or a...

Visual Neuroscience: How Do Moths See to Fly at Night?

A new study shows that moth vision trades speed and resolution for contrast sensitivity at night. These remarkable neural adaptations take place in the higher-order neurons of the hawkmoth motion vision pathway and allow the insects to see during night flights.

Night Moves: a Qualitative Investigation of Street-level Sex Work

Bogong moths

A quick guide to the Australian Bogong moth, the nocturnal counterpart of the migratory Monarch butterfly.

The role of prenatal nutrition assistance on the prevalence of night blindness in pregnant adults.

INTRODUCTION In developing countries, night blindness is a very common public health problem among pregnant women. OBJECTIVE Evaluate the effect of the changes occurred on prenatal care concerning prenatal nutritional care on the occurrence of night blindness (XN) in adult pregnant women in public maternity hospital in Rio de Janeiro between 1999-2001 and between 2007-2008. METHODS Two cros...