Amber can be a veritable treasure trove of ancient animals and insects, but it most commonly captures creatures that lived in forests – understandable, given the stuff starts life as tree sap. But now ...

When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...

Dara Ojo was once afraid of spiders, particularly the biting, venomous kind. How times have changed. Not only is the photographer willing to get up very close and personal with arachnids of all ...

Nature is replete with incredible survival tactics, and one of the most intriguing of these is mimicry. There are creatures that have developed leaf, flower, twig, or even algae camouflage so ...

Even at levels safe for humans, air pollution can disrupt the way some insects communicate with plants, and with each other.

The resurrection of Gorongosa National Park, after 15 years of devastation during Mozambique’s civil war, is one of the world’s great conservation success stories. That effort, made possible by a ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (Aug. 4, 2020) – Whether it’s cicadas, mosquitos or hundreds of fungus gnat larvae slithering across a walkway together, living at Camp Zama can bring up a lot of questions about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some insects pack a more powerful punch than others. In our slideshow we delve into the world of the top five insects with the ...