Opening lecturer Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson at Gustavus Adolphus College’s Nobel Conference stood at the podium, dwarfed by the session’s graphics, a large dragonfly cradling Earth. It suited her words.

Insects that drink sap and eat plant parts typically attack the leaves or fleshy portion of the tree, which generally does not kill the plant. Boring insects, on the other hand, bore into the main ...

These insects are the vampires of the insect world that have mouthparts that enable them to pierce the plant and obtain their nourishment by siphoning water, sugars and other nutrients. Some have ...

At first glance, the insect trapped in golden resin looked like any other tiny victim of deep time. Only under close ...

PASADENA, Calif.—Flies follow horizontal edges to regulate altitude, says a team of researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). This finding contradicts a previous model, which ...

In a remote corner of Peru’s central Amazon, a small, ancient pollinator has quietly rewritten legal history. Native ...

It’s that time of year again! Wildlife is more visible this time of year than ever, whether it’s the birds at the bird feeder, or the rabbits in the backyard. Much to some people’s dismay, this is ...