The visit of the 17-year cicadas isn't particularly long, but it can bring back memories of cicada summers from long ago.

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

In the intricate world of insects, few creatures capture the imagination quite like the flatid planthopper waxy nymph. These ...

Everyone knows how valuable bees are to your garden because they are pollinating your flowers. But they’re not the only ...

While Aster yellows is more prevalent in the Midwest, it’s also here in southwestern Pennsylvania and can be confusing to ...

Whether you call them lightning bugs or fireflies (yes, they are the same thing), many of us enjoy watching the insects light ...

Denise Richards isn’t just a throwback name from the 90s, she’s been part of some of the boldest, weirdest, and most ...

Wildlife safaris are mostly about tigers, elephants, or birds showing their dramatic flying skills. But ever wondered about the weird, the wonderful, and the wildly underappreciated world of ...

Researchers studying 99-million-year-old amber from Myanmar have discovered two insects killed by a rare type of fungus. One ...

A study from the University of Delaware tracked six residential bug zappers over a 10-week period and found that of the 13,789 insects killed, only 31 were biting flies (including mosquitoes).

Business for animals in the entertainment industry — and their trainers — is drying up, as jobs move away from California and onto computers.

A first-ever collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian examines the birth of natural history.