The amber fossils preserve an impressive array of ancient bugs and plants that scientists are using to piece together a ...

Walking into Ÿnsect’s flagship manufacturing site in Dole, eastern France, the first thing that visitors are met with is a hot, earthy, composting smell. With it comes the realization that this is not ...

The first amber deposits in South America containing preserved insects have been discovered in a quarry in Ecuador, reports a ...

A species of ant found scurrying across southern Europe is the first animal found that clones males of another species.

Sometime before 520 million years ago, animal life began to flourish as never before. The small shells, worms and even sponge ...

Insects are fascinating and highly diverse animals who far too often are written off as pests and nuisances whose lives are totally disposable. However, their global presence and ubiquity are ...

The human brain contains an impressive 86 billion neurons, but insects get by with a lot fewer. The honeybee manages all its complex behaviours with about 1 million neurons, and the tiny Megaphragma ...

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small critter is the only amphibian on the planet that lives north of the Arctic ...

The current emoji library doesn't accurately represent the 'tree of life' and the breadth of biodiversity seen in nature according to a new analysis. A team of conservation biologists categorized ...

A monarch flies around flowers along the Hudson River in downtown Manhattan.

Animal-loving peers have tabled amendments to the UK Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which would compel ...