Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

Streetlights left on all night cause leaves to become so tough that insects cannot eat them, threatening the food chain, a study has found. “We noticed that, compared with natural ecosystems, tree ...

The Reason Why, Insects Are Attracted , to Artificial Light. Gizmodo reports that researchers believe they finally know why ...

The Natural History Museum of Denmark houses a unique collection of 70,000 pieces of amber from various time periods.

Insects around the world are in a crisis, according to a small but growing number of long-term studies showing dramatic declines in invertebrate populations. A new report suggests that the problem is ...

DIMITRI LASCARIS: This is Dimitri Lascaris, reporting for The Real News Network from Montreal, Canada. As has been widely reported, the Earth is at the start of the sixth mass extinction in its ...

(CNN) -- Insect populations are declining precipitously worldwide due to pesticide use and other factors, with a potentially "catastrophic" effect on the planet, a study has warned. More than 40% of ...

Plunging insects numbers threaten to trigger a “catastrophic” global environmental collapse that could spell the end for humanity, a shocking study has found. More than four in ten bug species could ...

A new study reveals that all insects use specialized odorant receptors that enable them to detect and pursue mates, identify enemies, find food and -- unfortunately for humans -- spread disease. This ...

Locust soufflé. Mealworm chocolate truffles. Caterpillar lasagna. Mouth-watering enough for you? If acquainting Western taste buds with insect food is a tall order, maybe it’s time to try the ...

Macro photo of Ladybug in the green grass. Macro bugs and insects world. Nature in spring concept.(Getty Images/iStockphoto/Visual_Intermezzo) (CNN) — Insect ...