Moth vs Flame: Reason, Instinct and Humanity's Struggle to Survive

Why moths fly into flames and what it has to do with the end of humanity

Scientists, philosophers and children have long been mesmerised by the peculiar penchant of moths to self-immolate.

After many millennia of musings, modern science is finally bringing us closer to an understanding of this fatal attraction between moth and flame. The leading entomological hypothesis about this bizarre behaviour is that it’s an evolutiona…