Exploring anywhere on Earth, look closely and you’ll find insects. Check your backyard and you may see ants, beetles, crickets, wasps, mosquitoes and more. There are more kinds of insects than there ...

The number of insect species is mind-boggling — and they are a critical part of the environment. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

New research shows invasive species are reducing insect populations worldwide and weakening ecosystems people rely on.

Cities are known to shape the evolution of wildlife within them, but according to a study of European cities published in the ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. More than 75 percent of the world’s insect species are insufficiently ...

The latest ArtScience Museum exhibition features 37 high-magnification portraits of insects captured by renowned British ...

Insect decline is being driven by losses among the locally more common species, according to a new study. The meta-analysis of 923 locations around the world notes two significant trends: 1) the ...

Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change. The word “adaptation” is used in many ways by climate scientists, but it has ...

Invasive animals outcompete or eat insects while invasive vegetation replaces native plants that insects feed upon. The study ...

Researchers from the University of Konstanz have studied how insect brains take in complex light stimuli and process them in ...

A scientist has discovered a new species that belongs to a group of insects so rare that its closest relative was last seen in 1969. The new species of leafhopper was discovered during field work in ...

Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird ...