insects

A government minister has told MPs she is worried about the decline of bees and other insects but says there is a balance which needs to be struck with farming.

Two ants of different species fighting and preserved in amber from 100 million years ago shine new light on the ancient insects’ evolution.

Ants are actually liquid-like and solid-like at the same time, according to new research.

“Bugs: Outside the Box,” a display of interesting insects, is showing at the Canadian Museum of Nature.

In Afrikaans, they are called rysmiere, literally “rice ants,” although their name is more commonly rendered into English as “white ants.”

Every year, people in the US throw away 2.5 billion plastic foam cups—and that’s just a fraction of the 33 million tons of plastic that Americans throw out each year.

Rising temperatures in mountains around the world have led to a decline in flowers—which has in turn led to a decline in bumblebee populations.

Efforts to protect our skin from mosquitoes on a summer nigh may work for a while, but not forever.