When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...

A byproduct of insect farming improves soil health and reduces insect damage in soybean and switchgrass crops according to ...

In this episode of Big Ideas from the team behind Deep Look, Niba explores how insects actually see the world — from the ...

An insect species new to science, Tinodes lumbardhi, found in a river in Kosovo, is already on the verge of collapse.

The titan beetle (Titanus giganteus) may just be the insect equivalent of a giant, flawless diamond. The species has a ...

Winter weather and amount of precipitation may have an impact on the tick and mosquito activity during spring and summer months.

Right now, there’s a fly walking on the window in my office. I asked my friend Rich Zack how it does that. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. It turns out my window isn’t as ...

I was looking over my database from last year, to see if there were any distinct patterns that may appear during our growing ...

That creepy-crawly feeling you get thinking about eating bugs? It might be time to get over it. While Western cultures still wrinkle their noses at insect protein, a quiet revolution is transforming ...