Insects aren't just an unusual accompaniment to wine. Eating them could help sustain Earth's booming population, as Museum scientist Dr Duncan Sivell reveals. Superhero movies may be popular right now ...

But scientific discoveries show there's more to the insects than what they eat. All dung beetles belong to the scarab superfamily (Scarabaeoidea). But not all scarab beetles eat dung. Those that do ...

Edible insects are often portrayed as something of a sustainable superfood - an environmentally friendly alternative to livestock. But who is already eating them and do they actually taste any good?

The increase in carcass-eating beetles in the Loess Canyons is a good sign for the prairie as a whole, Roberts says. The giant insects are indicators of how grassland ecosystems are faring.

THE rhinoceros beetles have reached big villages in Rendova Island, sparking fear of total destruction to coconut plantations ...