A small predecessor that conquered the sky before birds. A 50-year-old guy chases the origins of those wings. In episode 10, ...

Insects provide protection, sanitation and even shelter to vertebrates, making them a priority for conservation efforts ...

It sounds like a just-so story—“How the Insect Got its Wings”—but it’s really a mystery that has puzzled biologists for over a century. Intriguing and competing theories of insect wing evolution have ...

Insects live in nearly every habitat, and it’s estimated that there are currently 10 quintillion insects on the globe. So far ...

Insects make up to 90% of all animal species on the planet, and most of them can be found in the tropics, the regions around the equator. Yet we still know surprisingly little about how these species ...

Thanks to detailed studies of inclusions in Spanish and Kachin amber, it was also possible to study the morphology of insects belonging to the genus Gonomyia. A new material under investigation made ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Exploring anywhere on Earth, look closely and you'll find insects. Check your backyard and you may see ants, beetles, crickets, ...

As fall settles in, it can be tempting to clean up every leaf, cut back every plant, and get the garden looking spotless. But when it comes to insects, leaving a little mess behind can ...

As Labor Day Weekend approaches, mosquitoes and flies continue to swarm. Here’s what’s causing it and when they’ll go away.

You find small, white, round spots at the base of the stems or leaves. When you touch the leaves, they feel sticky, as if ...