This is part of a series with Perfect Earth Project, a nonprofit dedicated to toxic-free, ecological gardening, on how you can be more sustainable in your landscapes at home. “After dark, the ...

Billions of nocturnal Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 km to cool caves in the Australian Alps that they have never ...

Following the recent storms in Bexar County, residents might notice large groups of flying insects — but what are these creatures?

How do insects perceive mechanical stress? This is a question of interest in many different fields, including comparative morphology, neurobiology and robotics. A team led by Dr. Brian Saltin of ...

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LED lights filtered to be yellow attract fewer insects, and amber lights attract the least. (Red lights may attract even fewer bugs, but they aren't effective at lighting our way.) How Do I Choose A ...

How do scientists know which insects can see color? Illustration by Roche How do scientists know which insects can see color? John Jay Rouse | St. Cloud, Minnesota Much of what we know about ...

The findings revealed that, although the males display typical stick insect morphology and mating behaviors, they do not produce functional sperm ... mikado in the wild, despite extensive field ...

Most of us do not think much about their inner lives, and our laws do not usually consider their welfare. Insects are small, they don’t scream or bleed red, and many are considered pests ...

The insects that normally fly or crawl in warmer weather are nowhere to be seen. You might assume that insects do not survive the seasonal shift. After all, temperatures are too low for them to forage ...

You might assume that insects do not survive the seasonal shift. After all, temperatures are too low for them to forage and the plants or other insects they’d eat are scarce anyway. But that is ...