California has a way of exaggerating things—mountains, deserts, and egos. But its insects? They take excess to another level.

Tapioca farmers in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry are celebrating restored harvests two years after scientists deployed a ...

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 ...

Second, when I replaced the plants, I chose a wide variety of native species. Later, I found out that having a variety of ...

New 'Giant Stick' Insect Species Discovered in Australia Has Been Growing For Millions of Years originally appeared on Parade. In a rainforest teeming with snakes, spiders, and all manner of hidden ...

Two new frog species have recently been discovered on the small, boulder-studded Dauan Island off Queensland. The frogs have ...

Our world is changing with each passing minute. While humans may not recognize infinitesimal shifts in our environments, smaller creatures often do. These alterations can cause drastic harm to certain ...

U.S. Customs & Border Patrol agricultural specialists intercepted an insect not previously identified in the United States: ...

Insect smuggling rarely grabs headlines, yet it has real consequences. The trades draw far less public concern than big‑animal crime.

The small, light-blue insect, native to South Carolina, has been officially named "Iryna's Azure" by researchers from the ...