Amber from the Kachin region of Myanmar has preserved a wealth of fossils, offering insights into the diversity of the ...

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 ...

A common mosquito repellent chemical can disrupt bumblebees’ navigation, making it harder for them to return to the nest and ...

HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich. – An invasive insect that kills fir trees has been found in Roscommon County, marking the fifth Michigan ...

This Aussie bug is breaking records — and possibly a few branches. Scientists have discovered a hefty new species of stick insect in a remote Australian rainforest, and it could be the heaviest ever ...

Right now, there’s a fly walking on the window in my office. I asked my friend Rich Zack how it does that. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. It turns out my window isn’t as ...

Visitors can see up close, touch, and interact with different bugs, learning about their smaller habitats and how people can protect them.

That creepy-crawly feeling you get thinking about eating bugs? It might be time to get over it. While Western cultures still wrinkle their noses at insect protein, a quiet revolution is transforming ...