A previously undescribed critter that lived 324 million years ago appears to have been a transitional species that lived ...

More than 8 in 10 U.S. adults know that preventing mosquito bites and controlling mosquitoes in and around the home is the ...

A 324-million-year-old fossil suggests early insects lived between water and land as their bodies gradually changed over time ...

Insects quietly hold much of the natural world together, yet conservation efforts are overlooking the tropical regions where more than 80 percent of insect species live. Monash University researchers ...

Blonde hair and red lips are among Taylor Swift’s trademarks. Now, four tiny bug species have been named after the singer and ...

Nahant Marsh held its 11th annual Monarch Party, teaching hundreds of attendees about the importance of insect conservation.

A tickling sensation, soft as a feather. That’s what it felt like when a millipede slipped into my palm during a learning session with Entomology and Plant Pathology educator Andrine Shufran, one of ...

Taylor Swift is now the namesake of a genus of plant-feeding insects from Australia that were previously unknown to science.

Black soldier flies' larvae are remarkably efficient decomposers, capable of turning a wide range of organic materials into ...