If you love figs, you may have heard some unsettling lore about them: that every fig hides a wasp, because these insects need ...

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing ...

Ants are a nuisance to many homeowners, and most people don’t hesitate to reach out to their local exterminators to get rid ...

Insects in 112-million-year-old amber from Ecuador reveal a prehistoric rainforest and new clues about South America’s ...

Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente, a paleoentomologist at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, also not involved, highlighted that this marks the first identification of ancient beetles, flies, ...

It’s a beautiful day, and you’re ready to enjoy a peaceful moment at home. Suddenly, you notice a long line of ants marching ...

Humans are animal chauvinists: we like our insects pretty. As fall arrives, the monarch butterfly and praying mantids may ...

Do you know which species of ants are living in your home and garden? Identify different ants to learn whether you should get ...

A Japanese dogbane plant species tricks flies by mimicking the scent of injured ants - the first case of plants using ant ...

Television nature programs and scientific papers tend to celebrate the perfection of evolved traits. But the father of ...

Researchers using museum specimens uncovered alarming population declines in unique Fijian ants tied to human impacts.