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

Many insects hibernate during the winter just like mammals do, although the process for these bugs looks a little different.

As the growing season winds down, insect activity fades as well. After all, many insects associate closely with plants, ...

Cluster flies lay eggs in cracks in the soil in fields and gardens near the entrance to earthworm burrows. The larvae ...

It turns out that was no fly. Hjaltason had captured one of Iceland’s first mosquitoes—a Culiseta annulata, one of the ...

In vertebrates, calcium is stored in bones, and its release is tightly regulated. Now, using fruit flies as a model organism, researchers at University of Tsukuba have shown that even animals without ...

A remarkable fossil discovery in China is rewriting our understanding of insect evolution. Scientists have identified a ...

Insects may be small, but some of them have a pack of powerful punch. From sting-venoms to disease transmission, certain ...

Fruit flies and other small flying insects can be a nightmare to deal with, but you could catch and kill them instantly with ...

Scientists have identified hundreds of genes that may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease but the roles these ...

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh glimpse into life on Earth at a time when flowering plants were just beginning ...

Before the discovery, Iceland was just one of two places on Earth that did not have mosquitos, “largely due to its unique ...