Exploring anywhere on Earth, look closely and you’ll find insects. Check your backyard and you may see ants, beetles, crickets, wasps, mosquitoes and more. There are more kinds of insects than there ...

Researchers have found traces of more than 400 different types of insects in a single tea bag using a new technique they have developed. The study's lead researcher, Professor Henrik Krehenwinkel, of ...

A: The short answer is that these small black bugs in the house that aren’t fruit flies could be a number of different types of insects, from gnats to ants to flies. While gnat bugs are technically a ...

In early June, ladybugs briefly took over the news cycle. Meteorologists at the National Weather Service were looking over radar images in California on the night of June 4 when they spotted what ...

Bees are an incredibly important part of our ecosystem. As some of the best pollinators, they play a huge role in food production, as they enable crops to reproduce. Sadly, like many other species of ...

Winter can be a time of significant temperature variation. Cold snaps and warmer than usual spells often spark conversations about the effect on insects, particularly the pesty types, and if ...

Concern about insect losses has grown steadily, but most evidence comes from small studies focused on certain species or ...

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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Exploring anywhere on Earth, look closely and ...

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