A fossilized ant and fly preserved in 99-million-year-old amber have revealed one of the oldest known examples of parasitic ...

With their proportionately bulky bodies supported by puny wings, many flying insects look about as airworthy as a Mack truck. French Zoologist Antoine Magnan once studied bumblebees for several years, ...

Flying insects are known to make a beeline for lights in the dark, as the saying goes, "like moths to a flame." Now, scientists have figured out why insects are so keen on light, but it's not because ...

Although millions upon millions of living creatures fly, feed and reproduce in the air, this habitat has hardly been researched. Insects are under increasing pressure worldwide due to global change ...

Diminishing insect numbers around the world isn’t new. International reviews estimate annual biomass losses of between 1% and 2.5% globally. Pesticides and fertilizer usage, growing light and chemical ...

The adoption of insects and lab-grown meat in place of the consumption of traditional meat and dairy products is an intriguing possibility (30 April, p 12). For insects, as living things, this raises ...