Insects make up to 90% of all animal species on the planet, and most of them can be found in the tropics, the regions around ...

Scientists found that tropical regions were at the greatest risk for insect declines. The combined influence of climate change and expanding agriculture are causing insect populations to plummet in ...

Different insects flap their wings in different manners. Understanding the variations between these modes of flight may help scientists design better and more efficient flying robots in the future.

Scientists rethink why giant insects once ruled the skies, finding oxygen may not explain their size or disappearance.

Nature is full of interesting creatures. But have you ever seen bugs that dance? With all the different insects out there, there’s bound to be at least one species that has cool moves. Thanks to ...

Despite our outsized impact on the planet, humans are not the dominant species. For every person on Earth, there are approximately 1.4 billion insects. All together, they would weigh 70 times more ...

PARMA, Idaho — Insects and other arthropods — from bad to beneficial — are the subjects of a new study of their impact on southern Idaho’s dry bean crop. Entomologist Armando Falcon-Brindis is leading ...

Illegally introduced purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea), also known as the northern pitcher plant, turtle socks, or side-saddle flower, growing in the wild in Dorset, UK. This carnivorous ...