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 ...

Finding any kind of bug in your bathroom can understandably be gross. However, finding even just a few bugs in your bathroom ...

Explainer - It's the season, and you can't miss the buzzy chorus. So how do these insects make so much noise, and is it dangerous?

The seasonal serenade of cicadas kicks off as the weather warms and typically peaks in February. But how and why do these insects make such a loud noise? Here’s a primer on how New Zealand’s annual ...

How ancient gene transfers, genomes, and pollination shaped moths and butterflies - and why their sudden decline is raising alarms.

Despite this, Gloucestershire is a busy county for toads. Every year, volunteers for the Gloucestershire Toads on Roads ...

Female bees and wasps are the real defenders. Only females can sting, because stingers are modified egg-laying organs. Males do nothing in defence. Females guard nests, food, and colonies with extreme ...

It is amazing to think that the Hudsonian godwit species, which can live to be 20 years old, travels 20,000 miles annually in ...

For award-winning garden designer Adam Hunt, the garden should be ‘a living dialogue between the natural and the cultivated world’ ...

You’ve probably heard about geese, whales, and buffalo migrating due to extreme weather changes or to find food for their young. However, did you know that there is a tiny, five-inch traveler that ...