Large-scale genomic analysis of darkling beetles, a hyper-diverse insect group of more than 30,000 species worldwide, rolls back the curtain on a 150-million-year evolutionary tale of one of Earth's ...

There floats an enormous plastic garbage island in the North Pacific that is seven times the size of the Korean Peninsula. The island, called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, is the result of 13 ...

Opatroides punctulatus Brullé, a Mediterranean darkling beetle, has been documented in Idaho for the first time by University of Idaho entomologist Armando Falcon-Brindis. Opatroides punctulatus ...

During cell division in most organisms, DNA is packaged into multiple chromosomes — each of which has its own purpose — before being transmitted to the offspring cells. Of these chromosomes, one ...

Darkling beetles are back, marching north across Tri-Cities sidewalks and roadways, particularly in places where residential neighborhoods meet undeveloped land in south Kennewick and Richland. Each ...

Access to clean water is a huge issue across the globe. Even in areas with water resources, a lack of infrastructure or reliable energy means purifying that water is sometimes extremely difficult.

A research team confirms biodegradation of polystyrene using darkling beetle larvae found in Korea. There floats an enormous plastic garbage island in the North Pacific that is seven times the size of ...