The next time you hear someone grumbling about insects causing a nuisance ask them to think again. We rely on insects for ...

Deep-diving insect larvae are challenging a long-held idea about why there are almost no insects in the ocean, thanks to sturdy air sacs. In Lake Malawi in East Africa, billions of lake fly larvae ...

Somewhere in the forest canopies of eastern Indonesia lurks an insect that can clone itself, weaponize its own wings, and grow nearly as long as your forearm. Scientists still have far more questions ...

Insects are everywhere: from fruit flies to ants to bees to cockroaches, they are seemingly inescapable. The paper eliminates a popular theory as to why insects can’t live in oceans—namely that ...

Like it or not, insects are everywhere, including places where you may not want them to be. Yet there is one environment that ...

If you’re tired of your home becoming a haven for wasps and flies every time you open your windows, these magnetic window fly ...

One food is a natural fly repellent that may help keep your garden pest-free this summer ...

Moving with the speed and agility of an insect, the tiny robot could someday assist in search-and-rescue missions.

Flies are a frequent nuisance in summer, especially in gardens and patios. One expert has revealed a simple trick to keep ...

By Tom Polansek and Heather Schlitz KERRVILLE, Texas, July 23 (Reuters) - At a U.S.-funded facility in Panama, scientists are preparing to launch the first outdoor tests of genetically modified ...

Mosquito killer drone: A palm-sized AI micro-drone has autonomously detected, tracked and intercepted a flying moth in ...

It looks like a twig. But this insect can fly, clone itself and defend against predators. Meet world’s biggest Stick insect. It can grow nearly 9 inches.