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, ...

Metamorphosis leads to a wide range of evolutionary outcomes. The dramatic transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly ...

For all the insects that you see, there are dozens more zipping above your head. Many are too small to catch with the naked ...

For years, giant prehistoric insects were considered proof that Earth once needed oxygen-rich air to sustain oversized life ...

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 ...

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 ...

Insects are the dominant form of animal life on our planet, providing humans and wildlife with pollination, food, and recycling services but, despite concerns about population declines, little is ...

The ancient past is remembered mostly for its diversity of dinosaurs, but before dinosaurs, insects ruled the world and they ...

Giant prehistoric insects may not have depended on high oxygen levels after all. Scientists now think something else must ...

Pollinating insects are important for agriculture and ecological flourishing, but they are difficult to monitor, as ...

An infographic showing the average declines in abundance of key terrestrial insect groups due to invasive alien species. The extent of declines varies across species and regions. Insects are often ...