Evolutionary biologists are uncovering genomic mechanisms that allow populations to adapt quickly to different, hyperlocal ...

When Kendal Sager lifts the top of her beehive, tens of thousands of bees waggle across the honeycomb — their cells filled ...

Similar to sunburns, dehydration and rashes from poison ivy, bites from mosquitoes, ticks and other insects are a drawback of being outside when it’s warm. Not to mention, they can carry illnesses ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. “We have to get used to the idea of eating insects.” This proclamation came from, of ...

A sweeping new study of more than 2,000 insect species reveals a troubling reality: many insects may be far less capable of coping with rising temperatures than scientists once hoped. Researchers ...

Here’s what compound eyes really do — and why flies see you in slow motion. A few centuries ago, scientists believed insects saw thousands of tiny, repeated images — like a kaleidoscope of candle ...

Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird and fire ant. But new research reveals insects are also major victims of ...

Life’s fundamental structure is the cell, and so the main things that a cell does — processing biomolecules, growing, replicating its genetic material and producing a new body — are considered ...