Discover the fascinating Hercules beetle, one of the world’s strongest insects, and learn how habitat loss is threatening its ...

DEET, chemically known as N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide, is used across the globe and has been recommended by the UK Health ...

If you're fascinated by insects or usually run the other way when you see one, a popular Wichita Falls event is hoping to ...

Insects may sometimes seem like a scourge on humanity, but without them, our lives would look very different. The quintillions of insects that inhabit our world help feed us, clothe us and have ...

Scientists Found a Hot Pink Insect in the Rainforest and Watched It Do Something Unexpected ...

The chemical DEET works—but only until it doesn't.

Effective as it is, however, some mosquitoes seem capable of getting over their revulsion. This has led to the speculation ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

It’s an observation as old as humans gathering around campfires: Light at night can draw an erratically circling crowd of insects. In art, music and literature, this spectacle is an enduring metaphor ...

Insects are declining across Europe. Czech scientists have determined this decline can be mitigated by returning large ...

A new report from Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) finds that industrial insect farming in temperate, high-income countries may not be the climate solution it is often portrayed to be. Its ...