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 ...

Here’s how a cliff-clinging population on a remote volcanic stack rewrote extinction for one of the world’s rarest insects.

Nepal’s rich insect biodiversity remains largely undocumented. Effective conservation and sustainable management require ...

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 ...

This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Insect DNA has been gathered from the air and for the first time used to detect 85 ...

An invasive insect species native to China, India and Vietnam is posing a problem in at least two states. The spotted lanternfly is harming crops in Winchester, Virginia, WDVM reported. The ...

Belgica antarctica is the only insect that lives solely in Antarctica. The non-biting midge resembles a rice grain and ...

More than 40 percent of the world's insect species could go extinct over the next several decades leading to "catastrophic" results for the planet's various ecosystems, a new study says. The study ...

Approved insect species provide high-quality protein, healthy fats, and micronutrients and can be incorporated into familiar ...

An insect that was long taken for dead has been found. The Lord Howe Island stick insect, considered extinct for years, still walks—or crawls—the Earth. Hungry rodents diminished their numbers long ...

Researchers at iDiv looked at long-term trends of land-based insects, such as beetles, moths, and grasshoppers, and found that decreases in the number of the formerly most common species have ...