Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Exploring anywhere on Earth, look closely and you’ll find insects. Check your backyard and you may see ants, beetles, crickets, ...

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Insect decline is being driven by losses among the locally more common species, according to a new study. The meta-analysis of 923 locations around the world notes two significant trends: 1) the ...

Tom Wassmer points at a malaise trap, which is used to collect samples of flying insects for research. A biology professor at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan, Wassmer is among many ...

Stick insects keep evolving to have the same strange body plans over and over again, scientists have discovered. This evolutionary blueprint has enabled researchers to predict the critters' next ...

Bugs aren’t the most pleasant creatures on earth—they bite, sting, or cause an itch. But someone has to study them. Dr. Megan ...

Warmer weather doesn’t just bring sunshine. It also brings bugs. And while most insects are harmless (and important to the ...

Insects are declining across Europe. Czech scientists have determined this decline can be mitigated by returning large ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of true bug that has claws. Amber from Myanmar’s Kachin region has ...

Researchers at iDiv looked at long-term trends of land-based insects, such as beetles, moths, and grasshoppers, and found that decreases in the number of the formerly most common species have ...