Streetlights left on all night cause leaves to become so tough that insects cannot eat them, threatening the food chain, a study has found. “We noticed that, compared with natural ecosystems, tree ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

Insects around the world are in a crisis, according to a small but growing number of long-term studies showing dramatic declines in invertebrate populations. A new report suggests that the problem is ...

DIMITRI LASCARIS: This is Dimitri Lascaris, reporting for The Real News Network from Montreal, Canada. As has been widely reported, the Earth is at the start of the sixth mass extinction in its ...

(CNN) -- 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% of ...

A fossilized ant and fly preserved in 99-million-year-old amber have revealed one of the oldest known examples of parasitic ...

Plunging insects numbers threaten to trigger a “catastrophic” global environmental collapse that could spell the end for humanity, a shocking study has found. More than four in ten bug species could ...

A new study reveals that all insects use specialized odorant receptors that enable them to detect and pursue mates, identify enemies, find food and -- unfortunately for humans -- spread disease. This ...

Experts say that if people in the United States and Europe can get over the "ick", edible insects could revolutionise food ...

Locust soufflé. Mealworm chocolate truffles. Caterpillar lasagna. Mouth-watering enough for you? If acquainting Western taste buds with insect food is a tall order, maybe it’s time to try the ...