Insect abundance is plummeting with wild abandon, worldwide! Species evolve and go extinct as part of nature’s normal course over thousands and millions of years, but the current rate of devastation ...

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 ...

Insect population size is directly related to environmental temperatures. As springtime temperatures warm to reach summer highs, insects become increasingly abundant. Recall the drone of cicadas on ...

Has science yet answered why insects are attracted to light? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world ...

Japanese scientists have shed light on the evolutionary biology and distribution of Stenopsyche caddisflies, also known as sedge flies, a common insect in Japanese rivers, and a local delicacy. The ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Insects around the world are in a crisis, according to a small but growing ...

Insects dominate this world. More than 70 percent of the described species on Earth are insects. What made them so successful? Their wing, says Yoshi Tomoyasu, associate professor of biology at Miami ...

The ability to rapidly shrink down to bug size (and beyond) gives Ant-Man and the Wasp tremendous advantages. But it also comes with some scale-related drawbacks, most notably, more difficulty ...

Diet tracking app Lifesum has added insects to its catalogue. Users can add in their meals that contain grasshoppers, mealworms, and crickets. Insects are surprisingly nutritious. They're also much ...

A team of researchers from Japan, Brazil and Switzerland has found evidence that suggests female penis-like appendages in two types of cave insects evolved independently. In their paper published in ...

Edible insects are covered by the EU's novel food regulation - but none have yet made it to the list of authorised novel foods. Legal experts from Keller and Heckman Katia Merten-Lentz and Caroline ...