Deep in the high rainforest of Uganda, seven tiny frog-shaped insects have added an unexpected chapter to the story of life on Earth. Their bodies are only a few millimeters long, but their discovery ...

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A new study finds that high in rainforest trees, insects live in ecosystems that vary wildly from the forest floor on up. Trapped at eight meters (26 feet) above the ground, this yet-to-be-named ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

Tiny frog-like leafhoppers in Uganda's Kibale National Park are revealing secrets of rainforest survival. These small insects ...

A Bolivian who claimed to have been missing in the Amazon rainforest alone for a month on Tuesday recounted eating insects and worms, collecting water in his boots and drinking his own urine to stay ...

A new study collected tens of thousands of insects from the rainforest canopy in the Brazilian Amazon and found that 60% of the specimens occur at a height of 8 meters (26 feet) and higher. Most of ...

In a remote corner of Costa Rica, a former cattle pasture has been restored as a lush rainforest, thanks to one family and ...

One might think that hundreds of insects gnawing away at a tree would be destructive to the local biodiversity of an environment. A local grasshopper on a tree in the Amazon rainforest. (Courtesy of ...

It's not always cozy and warm in the Amazon rainforest: Cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically. Researchers have investigated how animals react to this. Anyone conducting research in ...