Insects live in nearly every habitat, and it’s estimated that there are currently 10 quintillion insects on the globe. So far scientists who study bugs, called entomologists, have named one million ...

Recently, one my students obviously confused two different parasites in an answer on a test. The student jokingly claimed "poetic license." That made me think about the poetry of science. It was a ...

Under the tweezers in the laboratory, living insects are transforming into "machines."In recent years, insect cyborg ...

Researchers report that an insect's ability to find food and a mate is reduced when their antennae are contaminated by particulate matter from industry, transport, bushfires, and other sources of air ...

These insects are often found on fungi growing on rotten wood. Because of this, it has been suggested that these bugs feed on fungi, but whether this is true remains to be explored. It is also ...