A planning application proposes putting two containers in car park G at the university's Heslington West Campus to house ...

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Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

It sounds like a just-so story—“How the Insect Got its Wings”—but it’s really a mystery that has puzzled biologists for over a century. Intriguing and competing theories of insect wing evolution have ...

Meet a katydid that sounds like a bird and is as big as one too! It's even able to modulate its call to avoid attracting bats ...

Entomophagy has long been recognised as an underutilised strategy to address food security issues. Eating insects is one part ...

Mosquitoes and ticks can spread dangerous diseases, including the West Nile virus, Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, and babesiosis. Our insect repellent ratings identify which products work best against ...

By studying how grasshoppers glide and fold their wings, researchers are finding new ways to extend flight time for ...

The £1.5 million farm, which has its own chief scientist, aims to produce 3,500 tons of insect protein a year using the black ...

Once you’ve adjusted to life with a new human, you may be excited to share outdoor adventures (or just a picnic in the backyard) with your little one. It’s no secret that time spent in nature is great ...