The oldest winged fossil dates back 330 million years ago, suggesting that insects were among the first animals to leave the oceans for land during the Devonian period some 400 million years ago.

If you were asked to select five insects that have most profoundly altered humanity since Homo sapiens first fashioned tools ...

Luckily, nature has provided us with natural allies in the fight against these pesky insects! By attracting certain animals and insects to your garden, you can significantly reduce the mosquito ...

The giant anteater has the longest tongue compared to its body. Its tongue helps it eat ants and termites quickly and easily.

Oct. 7, 2024 — A new species of clearwing moth was found in Port Talbot, Wales. A few moths had been accidentally brought into the UK from Guyana in a camera bag after a photography trip. They ...

We talk about the age of dinosaurs or the age of mammals, but since the first animal climbed onto land, every age has been, by any reasonable measure, the age of insects too. The Earth is salted ...

Photographers from around the world capture the daily rituals of life.

Two giant pandas have landed in D.C. after a long trip from China. They will take up residence at the National Zoo in D.C.

Brains are bewilderingly complicated systems of connections between neurons. Mapping those connections is an important step ...

Now, scientists say its ... Plants Offer Fruit to Insects to Disperse Dust-Like Seeds Aug. 7, 2024 — Fruit exist to invite animals to disperse the swallowed seeds. A research team found that ...

The nagging presence of swarming insects can be enough to test the patience of even the most ardent of animal lovers — but human compassion and kindness needn’t end there. Just ask Gilang ...

The ABC has begun its quest to find out which native six-legged marvel is Australia's most popular insect for 2024. Six ...