Not just in regions where human activity directly affects the landscape, but even in remote, human-free zones, a new study finds. The loss of insects in key areas around the globe has been attributed ...

Research published this month found that even in pristine, untouched areas, insect populations are still on the decline.

Not an accolade anyone wants, but for the Xerces blue butterfly, its extinction is considered the first of any American ...

For nearly twenty years, satellites have quietly gauged the flow of sunlight and heat through the Earth’s atmosphere. Today, ...

Growing global demand for food is putting a squeeze on available land and one French start-up says it has the answer: indoor insect farming.

Cicadas from a 17-year cicada brood and shells shed by cicada nymphs sit at the base of a tree on May 29, 2024, in Park Ridge, Ill. Cicadas are of the order Hemiptera — the type of winged insects ...