Insect taxonomist Art Borkent has described and named more than 300 species of midges but fears his field of science is dying out, despite millions of insects, fungi and other organisms waiting to be ...

As a heat wave is expected to hit Utah later this week, officials at Antelope Island State Park are expecting one species of ...

Baltimore County must do more to control flying insect invaders that thrive in vicinity of the wastewater treatment plant.

Microscopic particles of plastic have been found across the Earth, from the clouds over Mount Fuji to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. Now, scientists have found microplastics in the bellies of ...

Researchers exploring Uganda’s Kibale National Park have discovered seven new species of frog-like leafhoppers. The tiny ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beautiful Antarctica landscape, mountains next to the sea with breathtaking reflection during midnight sun, sunset and sunrise in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recent studies have detected microplastics in Antarctica as small as 1 micrometer, which is smaller than a human red blood cell.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Technically, Asian lady beetles are a type of ladybug, but they can be destructive to your garden. Asian lady beetles also compete ...

An international team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Kentucky has discovered that Antarctica's only native insect is already consuming microplastics, despite living in one of ...

A North Carolina-based company providing insect-prevention treatment to Army combat uniforms settled a lawsuit alleging it had manipulated and failed to perform proper testing on garments. Insect ...