Insects are all around us – an ant on the sidewalk, a bee buzzing by, a butterfly floating on the breeze – and they shape the world we experience. They pollinate flowering plants, decompose waste, ...

Bed bugs are more than just a modern nuisance. New research shows they have been with us since humans first started living in caves around 60,000 years ago. That makes them possibly the earliest ...

For human societies, insects are part of a shared ecology involving the gamut of symbiotic relations. Insects (and arthropods ...

Insects are essential for the health of the planet and humans are more reliant upon the activities of insects than might appear. This is not only in relation to pollinators. Insects are also embedded ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. We humans might be the Earth’s apex predator, but it’s bugs that ...

Researchers from the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute and Texas A&M University recently gathered their resources to investigate the potential of vector-borne transmission of Chagas ...

Ladybugs lay down "trails" of scents to help guide other ladybugs to a meetup spot. Photograph By Javier Torrent/VWPics/Redux It’s an ongoing debate on TikTok: A couple wonders why one of them can ...

In The Social Conquest of Earth, biologist and naturalist Edward O. Wilson writes of how humans and insects conquered the Earth by forming complex societies based on group cooperation, and he ...

These insects are crossing the border, bringing yet another infectious disease to the USA In A Nutshell Infection rates jumped dramatically: 84.6% of triatomine “kissing bugs” collected near the El ...

Flying insect populations are plummeting even in remote, undisturbed ecosystems, raising fears that climate change may be playing a greater role than previously understood. The study, conducted by ...