A 150-million-year-old fossil of a freshwater midge unveils surprising evolutionary adaptations.

For the first time in recorded history, mosquitoes have been found in Iceland, with three specimens discovered this month in ...

What can you see at the beach? Sunsets, crashing waves, shells, sea turtles… and fleas. And some of these sand fleas aren’t ...

The fossil, estimated to be around 151 million years old, dates back to the Jurassic period and represents the oldest known ...

Evarcha culicivora is an indirect vampire, a spider that drinks mammalian blood by preying on female mosquitoes that have previously fed off humans.

CLEVELAND — They're back, and they're everywhere. A fresh swarm of midges has descended on Northeast Ohio this week, coating cars, windows, buildings, and anything else in their path. The tiny, ...

Researchers report Cretaceous insects trapped in amber from Ecuador’s Napo region, revealing a 112-million-year-old humid ...

Deep under the Jurassic rock beds of New South Wales, scientists discovered fossilized insects that push back the history of ...

Lake Erie’s lingering warmth is fueling another round of midges this week, and experts say late fall hatches are becoming ...

This little midgey could stick to rocks under water, something scientists thought only sea creatures could do before now.