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 ...

Scientists rethink why giant insects once ruled the skies, finding oxygen may not explain their size or disappearance.

Fossil relatives of dragonflies, known as griffinflies, had wingspans of 70 centimeters (28 inches) 300 million years ago, ...

The insects flying in circles around your porch light aren’t captivated by the light. Instead, they may have lost track of which way is up, high-speed infrared camera data suggest. Moths and other ...

Insects are strange, wondrous beings. Butterflies can see parts of the light spectrum that are invisible to human eyes and use these ultraviolet patterns to find their way to tasty plants. Moths use ...

Insects are more active in spring as the weather warms up and we open our windows - but one common item can help stop them ...

When we think of insects, we usually imagine tiny creatures that don’t live very long– here one day, gone the next. But that’s not always true. While most insects do have short lifespans, there are a ...

Model organisms refer to non-human organisms that are used in the laboratory to understand the structure and function of animals by means of examining their biological processes. These are typically ...

New research suggests insects may experience emotion-like states, showing stress responses and even exhibiting pessimism or optimism. Studies indicate they respond to noxious stimuli with primitive ...