Reduced oxygen levels and air pressure at higher elevations may limit insects' ability to move upslope to escape a warming ...

Cell 25 in Block 9 of Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary is now a cabinet of curiosities representing the animal life of this stabilized ruin. Specifically, it’s focused on some of the smaller ...

Oak forests support a rich assemblage of insects that fulfil crucial ecological roles while also presenting significant management challenges. From saproxylic beetles that drive wood decomposition and ...

After meeting medical entomologists during his time serving in the United States Air Force, Thor Freeman, now a sophomore at the University of Delaware, became very aware of the risks that pests have ...

Ecologists are investigating the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects, the most abundant and diverse group of animals on Earth, are experiencing alarming declines, ...

Different cover crops may affect how plants defend themselves against pests—including by attracting more insects that eat ...

Ancient teeth and human DNA are revealing a surprising history of insect eating. Modern humans in northern Eurasia appear to ...

Hundreds of giant water bugs — classified as an endangered wild species — are being raised in individual isolation at the ...

When researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute collected an adult female katydid from Barro Colorado Island in Panama, the insect glowed an almost unbelievable shade of hot pink under ...

Pollination ecology examines how pollen is transferred between plants and how floral traits, environmental conditions and pollinator communities shape reproductive success. Insect‐mediated pollination ...