Insects are everywhere, crawling across sidewalks, hanging out in our gardens, and even invading our homes. Despite ...
Midsummer is a time for flying insects. They can be found deep in the woods and flitting around ponds and rivers, but wherever they may be, they have to land eventually. Recently, a few other people ...
Late fall is the time when we like to bundle up, grab a blanket and get cozy in a nice warm place in preparation for winter. Insects are no different; they too like to seek winter shelter to protect ...
At first glance, the insect trapped in golden resin looked like any other tiny victim of deep time. Only under close ...
Ants, often seen as summer pests, showcase their incredible teamwork during winter. As the cold sets in, they retreat deep ...
The consumption of edible insects, a common part of the diet of some Asian and Latin American countries, is tentatively ...
(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) Global food production accounts for one-third of all greenhouse-gas emissions, according ...
Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...
In 2022, pig and poultry farmers in the European Union will be able to feed their livestock purpose-bred insects, following the European Commission’s decision in 2021 to amend a ban on farm feed made ...
Bugs and scientists have long been oddball allies in the effort to understand decomposing bodies, but there's a catch. When a person or animal dies, insects can detect that death faster than humans ...
Experts say that if people in the United States and Europe can get over the "ick", edible insects could revolutionise food ...