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.

The petrol-blue wings of a swallowtail butterfly, soft fur of a giant Patagonian bumblebee, and oil-painted smudges of a ladybug are some of the details captured by British photographer Levon Biss in ...

Megaloblatta belongs to a genus of exceptionally large cockroaches found across Central and South America. Known for their ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

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 ...

Nature's camouflage artists, insects, astound with their ability to mimic leaves, flowers, and twigs, evading predators ...

Tanya Latty co-founded and volunteers for conservation organisation Invertebrates Australia, is former president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour and is on the Education ...

In 2015, Professor Gervásio Silva Carvalho of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS) in the South ...

A first-of-its-kind report shows more than 100 native species of trees in the lower 48 states are facing the threat of extinction due to invasive insects, diseases and climate change. A sweeping ...

When males are forced to compete for females, new species form more rapidly. This has been shown in a new study where the ...