The colorful pigment extracted from the lac insect may actually be produced by a symbiotic yeast-like organism living inside the insect, a new study by researchers at the Indian Institute of ...

Insects are small but have a huge impact. Insects represent more than half of all wild species on the planet, with more than a million described species. Their variety amazes some people and disgusts ...

Insects are crucial for the health of nature, whereas humans are not. And since insects are ‘dropping like flies’, does loss of insects mean nature is collapsing? That question of whether ...

Entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the world of insects. Are cockroaches so resilient that they'd survive a nuclear war? Why do praying ...

Why insect protein is the future of sustainable food—blending nutrition, low emissions, and food tech into tomorrow’s meals.

Researchers suspect the Myrmecophilus acervorum in Latvia are reproducing through a process called thelytoky parthenogenesis, “where females asexually produce only female offspring,” the study ...

Bugpocalypse: Why Insect Populations Tanked By 75 Percent In Just 30 Years Agriculture is the most cited cause, but there are many others connected to it that are contributing to the huge die-off ...

One of the nation's biggest insect zoos is coming to a bittersweet end. After 30 years of "spreading bug love," Iowa State University's Insect Zoo is coming to an end. The university's College of ...

The number of insect species is mind-boggling – and they are a critical part of the environment.

In some regions of the world, wild-caught insects have been a valuable source of protein for centuries. However, the mass farming of insects for food and feed is a modern practice. Over the last ...