Have you ever wondered if there are more insects out at night than during the day? We set out to answer this question by combing through the scientific literature. We searched for meaningful ...

Tom Wassmer points at a malaise trap, which is used to collect samples of flying insects for research. A biology professor at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan, Wassmer is among many ...

Ancient Earth once buzzed with enormous dragonfly-like insects, and scientists long thought high oxygen levels made their ...

Rising global temperatures are leading to a boom in the number of insects devouring crops worldwide, and could cause future food shortages, says a study published last week in the journal Science.

Insect populations are declining precipitously worldwide due to pesticide use and other factors, with a potentially "catastrophic" effect on the planet, a study has warned.More than 40 percent of ...

A new analysis of insect abundance surveys finds the decline may not be as dire as previously thought. Photo by Charles J Sharp via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Since 2018, news of an ...

Leafcutter ant carrying a leaf to its nest.© Ken Griffiths/Shutterstock.com Researchers report that a large portion of Amazon insect species already live close to their upper heat limits. As global ...