Use this map from the University of Connecticut to check if 17-year periodical cicadas will appear in your neighborhood soon.

There’s something almost magical about the kiwi. Imagine a bird so shy and mysterious that most New Zealanders have never ...

Insects are disappearing at an alarming rate worldwide, but why? Agricultural intensification tops the list of proposed reasons, but there are many other, interconnected drivers that have an ...

What is the Corporal? The corporal is a white linen cloth, square in shape, that is spread on the altar during the celebration of Mass. Its main function is to receive the bread and wine that will ...

Nature never runs out of ways to surprise us! It is endowed with birds that have beautiful covers of feathers on their bodies ...

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 ...

Amid the usual parade of creeping horrors—super lice, mayfly plagues and a “troll-haired insect discovered in remote Suriname”—the exterminator news site PestWeb recently shared a piece of ...

To draw such remarkable conclusions, the scientists analyzed genomes across various beetle species. Through this research, ...

Growing up in the 1960s and '70s in Uniondale and Hempstead, one entomologist recalled hundreds of cicadas clinging to tree ...

Europe’s edible insect market is booming online, but despite their impressive nutrition stats, bugs on the plate remain a tough sell for most consumers. Study: Are Insect-Based Foods Healthy?