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

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 ...

Insects are disappearing at an alarming rate worldwide, but why? Agricultural intensification tops the list of proposed reasons, but there are many other, interconnected drivers that have an ...

Ecologists are investigating the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects, the most abundant and diverse group of animals on Earth, are experiencing alarming ...

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 ...

Insects make up about forty per cent of living species, and we tend to kill them without pause. New research explores the possibility that they are sentient.

Invisibly to us, insects and other tiny creatures use static electricity to travel, avoid predators, collect pollen, and more. New experiments explore how evolution may have influenced this ...

In “The Insect Epiphany,” an entomologist explores the history of insects in art, food, engineering, and more.

So, what makes these insects so skilled at withstanding submersion and staying put in low-oxygen burrows? It all comes down to how insects breathe. How do insects breathe?

Should people eat insects instead of meat? Experts explain the benefits of bugs There are 2,100 insects species consumed as food in over 110 countries.