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

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber in South America for the first time. This amber was found ...

If you live in or visit an area with mosquitoes, you are probably well aware that the little insects have a tendency to snack heavily on some people, whilst leaving other individuals unscathed.

When Ph.D. student Kshitiz Parihar began combing through dozens of research papers on two seemingly different topics—tumor ...

Control a flea infestation with daily vacuuming to get rid of adult fleas, eggs, and larvae. Make sure to also vacuum ...

Even from a distance, you can often learn to tell butterflies apart simply by noting their colors and shapes and by watching ...

Somehow, queen ants can mate with males of another species and clone them, producing eggs from another species entirely.

Missouri is one of eight states in the country where a human has been diagnosed with Chagas disease, a parasitic infection ...

At Cornell, Dawn Chen was counting sperm stored in a pair of organs called spermathecae in female fruit flies, fully ...

Chagas disease, transmitted by 'kissing bugs', may now be endemic to the U.S., posing a potential health threat.

Wall Street traders geared up for the Fed's crucial monetary policy decision on Wednesday, as they await clues on the future ...

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