Observations of abundance changes in one group of insects– for example grasshoppers – say very little about how other types of insects, such as flies, are doing, even in the same place. This is ...

From her work studying social insects, Arizona State University biologist Jennifer Fewell believes that these remarkable animals suggest an alternate cause behind the development of complex societies.

The open oceans are harsh and hostile environments where insects might not be expected to thrive. In fact, only one insect group, ocean skaters, or water striders, has adapted to life on the open seas ...

The distribution of species around the globe is not a random process but an outcome resulting from several evolutionary mechanisms as well as past and current environmental limitations. As a result, ...

A student discovers the first dragonfly fossil from the age of the dinosaurs in Canada. Cordualadensa acorni lived 75 million ...

For more than 150 years, scientists have been incorrectly classifying a group of fossil insects as damselflies, the familiar cousins of dragonflies that flit around wetlands eating mosquitoes. While ...

Are Americans ready to put insects on the menu? Food manufacturers are betting that increased awareness of sustainability concerns around the production of animal proteins, a rise in vegetarianism ...

Charlie Outhwaite is currently funded by a UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) grant (NE/R010811/1). This work was funded by NERC (NE/L008823/1) and conducted in partnership with the UK ...

Harry Wright’s new range of smartly packaged seasonings looks like the sort of artisanal fare found at any foodie market or upmarket deli. But they have a distinctive ingredient: ground, roasted ...