The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Awakening of Insects (Chinese: 惊蛰) falls on March 5 and ends on March 19 this year.

Scientists wanted to learn whether bees, like humans and other mammals, had any interest in playing for fun's sake. They say they have evidence that bees do, and that could change how we view insects.

Moths and other insects aren’t drawn to nighttime illumination for the reasons we think they are. Skip to main content. Scientific American. May 14, 2024. 3 min read.

Insects may use light to figure out where the ground is. Artificial lights send them veering off course, data from high-speed infrared cameras suggests.

Insects are vanishing from pristine rainforests. “Around the world many insect populations are crashing.” (Natural History Museum, April 2025) Insects are ...

The steady glow from streetlights is changing the texture of tree leaves, making them less appetizing to insects, according to new research from China. Light pollution and fog combining to blur a ...