Lois and Charlie O'Brien spent decades collecting over a million insects, creating a remarkable scientific resource for ...

Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the world. They also play a vital role in the functioning of all of the earth's ecosystems. In fact, there are more than 900,000 different species of ...

More than 75 percent of the world’s insect species are insufficiently protected when it comes to conservation areas around the globe, according to a recent new study. From our favorites like bees and ...

To get a sense of the impact different kinds of night lighting have on insects, the researchers kept two adjacent HPS lamps ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Insects are among the most prolific and successful invaders of new habitats, but not all regions are equal in the numbers of insects that have spread beyond their borders. However, recent research led ...

Insects have been here on Earth long before humans, and they are here to stay. Check out this list of some of the weirdest ...

Humans can have extreme reactions when they come across insects – from delight at the sight of a Monarch butterfly to disgust at a scurrying cockroach. But did you know that many insects are too small ...

Earwigs are the hero single mothers of the insect world, and good for your garden too by Christopher Terrell Nield, The Conversation Editors' notes Add as preferred source Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public ...

Every four years, as millions of football fans around the world turn their attention to the FIFA World Cup, a remarkable natural event unfolds in northeast India. A little-known cicada emerges from ...

Source: Steve Nicholls/with permission. Insects are amazing animals. They're all over the place and simply put, their well-being is crucial for the fate of our planet and all other animals, including ...