Experts say the bee species keeps the Amazon's ecosystems pollinated and produces honey with medicinal properties ...

Over 70 new species, from insects to dinosaurs, were identified in 2025 by combining fieldwork, museum collections, and ...

Fossil insect find, Zekuforma maculata, reveals a land-to-water experiment in evolution, rewriting 230 million years of true ...

Over 300 million years ago, before the age of giant dinosaurs, Earth was covered with giant insects. Why were insects so enormous during this time? What did oxygen have to do with it? And why did ...

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

The consumption of edible insects, a common part of the diet of some Asian and Latin American countries, is tentatively ...

Researchers discover that insect sex systems influence the speed of mitochondrial evolution, impacting biodiversity tracking ...

Winter can be a time of significant temperature variation. Cold snaps and warmer than usual spells often spark conversations about the effect on insects, particularly the pesty types, and if ...

One of the stranger effects of Brexit was that, after the United Kingdom left the European Union, in 2020, it no longer recognized animals as “sentient beings.” When the U.K. was an E.U. member state, ...

Most people have done it. You see something small and wiggly on a plant, your brain says “bug = bad,” and your hand is ...

Insects are coming for your next vacation. Climate change is making it easier for bugs to multiply, and more people are traveling. If you find an insect during your travels, you may be able to ...