Did you know that there are ten quintillion—or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000—individual insects on the planet? That means that for each and every one of us humans, there are 1.25 billion insects hopping, ...

Pro-environmental behavior increases among school students who participate in insect-related citizen science projects, according to new research. Pro-environmental behaviour increases among school ...

Even at levels safe for humans, air pollution can disrupt the way some insects communicate with plants, and with each other.

A recent study provides evidence that some results of behavioral experiments with insects cannot be fully reproduced. So far, possible reproducibility problems have been little discussed in this ...

Entomologist Torsten Dikow, a leading expert on assassin flies, is working to connect a global community of researchers through the democratization of insect science Emma Saaty Torsten Dikow overlooks ...

Simply put, insects are vital for the survival of land-based life on this planet. Ellen Welti, a research ecologist with the Smithsonian’s Great Plains Science Program, says there are two groups of ...

Insects have adapted to survive the winter by crawling under debris, entering a state of diapause, and producing antifreeze, so the myth that a hard winter kills off pests is false.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Sometimes, when an animal comes in contact with a predator, its ...

SAN ANTONIO — Are you noticing a lot of bugs that look like giant mosquitos flying around outside your home? These insects look like colossal mosquitos combined with daddy longlegs, but they're not ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Nature comes in wild colors, like the electric blue tarantulas and ...