At night in the Costa Rican cloud forest, a small team of international scientists switched on a light and waited. Soon, insects big and small descended out of the darkness. Moths with spots like ...

Discover interesting facts about insects, the critters whose combined weight on the planet is 70 times that of all humans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

FRANKLIN, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Bug Day is back at the Wehr Nature Center this Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Hold critters, eat them and learn all about the benefits they offer to the environment. Families ...

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 ...

Attendees handle walking stick bugs at the Bohart Museum on Picnic Day. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) Insects are the most diverse group of animals. In fact, they outnumber all other life forms on Earth ...

Turn on a light outside at night, and it won't be long before a bevy of insects start careening wildly around it, apparently drawn in "like a moth to a flame," as the saying goes. Now, in a series of ...

Reduction in pesticide use will help all insects, including unsung heroes of pollination. Insects get ready in many ways for autumn and winter; leaving some leaves and debris may help Conern remains ...

It’s a question we’ve all wondered at some point in our lives: why do insects spend their evenings swarming around and bopping into artificial lights? Scientists have now come up with an answer using ...

The Nobel Conference is the only event authorized by the Nobel Foundation in the U.S. It takes place at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. INTERVIEWER: Every year, the Nobel Foundation of ...

The leading group is so diverse that it represents one in every three animal species on Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.