You’ve probably seen a hoverfly. It’s a small, bee-like insect that hovers over your flowers in summer. Though they look like ...

Even Antarctica’s toughest native insect can’t escape the reach of plastic pollution. Scientists have discovered that Belgica ...

When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...

Microscopic particles of plastic have been found across the Earth, from the clouds over Mount Fuji to the bottom of the ...

Future Market Insights (FMI) projects the insect-based pet food market to grow from USD 1,610.5 million in 2025 to USD 4,150.2 million by 2035, advancing at a 10.0% CAGR. The market's rise reflects a ...

Antlion larvae survive by constructing conical pits that exploit the physical limits of loose sand Research shows the slope ...

Pharmaceuticals that people globally rely on for daily health — including antibiotics, antidepressants and painkillers — are entering ecosystems via wastewater, posing poorly understood risks. Once ...

The titan beetle (Titanus giganteus) may just be the insect equivalent of a giant, flawless diamond. The species has a ...

A beetle species’ larvae seem to bamboozle bees by smelling like flowers. This newly discovered deceptive strategy might be the first known example of an animal imitating floral scents, according to a ...

Scientists have found microplastics inside Antarctica's only native insect, the Belgica antarctica. Discover what this means ...

While they may sound like pests, black soldier fly larvae could hold the key to reclaiming extreme environments.

A parasitic wasp castrates its moth larvae hosts by injecting them with a ‘domesticated’ virus that causes cells in the larvae’s testes to die. Now, scientists know exactly how the virus does its ...