About 70% of the species on Earth are insects. They are fundamental components of most ecosystems: they comprise half of the ...

Entomologists say insects are declining at alarming rates — one major study estimates we’re losing 2% in total insect biomass every year. Now, the National Academy of Sciences is preparing to embark ...

Scientists rethink why giant insects once ruled the skies, finding oxygen may not explain their size or disappearance.

Tom Wassmer is crouched down in a pasture, staring very intently at some cow manure. Wassmer is pointing at a nondescript dung beetle, no bigger than a grain of rice, with a shiny black head and a ...