insects

Insects aren’t ‘little robots’—so scientists are rethinking their welfare

Is camouflage better than warning colors? For insects, it depends

Discovering genes essential for stress-induced death in insects - EurekAlert!

Insects are disappearing from the last places we thought were safe

Insects in Britain not in freefall, but facing local upheavals, study finds - EurekAlert!

Stunning amber deposits hold insects from the time of the dinosaurs

Insects Are Vanishing Even in Remote, Human-Free Places

Insects Are Disappearing Even From “Untouched” Landscapes, Study Warns

Even untouched ecosystems are losing insects at alarming rates, new study finds

Even untouched ecosystems are losing insects at alarming rates, new study finds - EurekAlert!

Climate-fueled El Niño events are devastating butterflies, beetles and other tropical insects. Insects are arguably the most important animals on the planet. Their variety is unparalleled in nature, and they carry out vital tasks such as pollinating plants and providing food for other animals.

Urbanization linked to a 43 per cent drop in pollinating insects - EurekAlert!

Climate crisis could force wild vanilla plants and pollinating insects apart, threatening global supply - EurekAlert!

‘Yuck factor’: eating insects rather than meat to help the planet is failing, study finds

Zombifying fungi have been infecting insects for 99 million years

These beetles can see a color most insects can’t

Clever worms form superorganism towers to hitch rides on insects

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects | Insects

Rising heat, shrinking habitats: Insects face hidden threats

Study on the reproducibility of behavioral experiments with insects now published