As a boy in the 1960s, David Wagner would run around his family’s Missouri farm with a glass jar clutched in his hand, scooping flickering fireflies out of the sky. “We could fill it up and put it by ...

Rapid decline worldwide should be treated as a red flag warning, an expert warns, as the fallout could be felt across human health and food security ...

A recent global analysis shows that invasive alien species are linked to significant declines in insect populations and ...

Have you ever wished that all the insects would just die out?

Fears of a nationwide collapse in Britain’s insect populations may be overstated, according to a major new study. Instead, researchers have found a more complex picture: while some species are holding ...

Tap a small beetle on a table and it may suddenly collapse, tuck in its legs, and lie perfectly still. Many insects do this.