Have you noticed far more or far fewer bees in your garden lately, especially with your local wildflowers in full bloom?

Comparison of an extinct griffinfly alongside one of the largest living dragonflies, the giant petaltail. (griffinfly credit: Estelle Mayhew, adapted from image by Aldrich Hezekiah. giant petaltail ...

That matters beyond the insects themselves. Bees and wasps help support pollination and other ecological interactions. If ...

In the deserts of southeastern Arizona, harvester ants congregate with serrated jaws agape outside the nests of much smaller cone ants. However, the nests’ inhabitants are not threatened. Instead, ...

Many people may think this insect is harmless, but it can hurt and kill hummingbirds. You don't want to see this well-known ...

Discover the 25 insects that call human bodies their home. Learn about these tiny inhabitants, their symptoms, and how to ...

Kissing bugs, which are blood-feeding insects that can carry Chagas disease, are not currently common in New England but could potentially spread northward over time.

The annual observation and appreciation of cherry blossoms is one way modern-day humans observe phenology, defined as the ...

A large-scale experiment shows that warmth brings bees and wasps out of hibernation earlier—leaving some of them with poorer starting conditions. This is particularly true for species in cooler ...

Dragonflies may see the world in a way that pushes beyond human limits—and surprisingly, they do it using the same molecular trick we evolved ourselves. Scientists discovered that these insects can ...

Dragonflies can see deeper red light than humans and this discovery may help scientists develop better medical tools.

Dynamic liquid crystal elastomer composites enable a 3D-printed soft robot that switches between three propulsion modes on ...