Paleontologists have discovered a new species, albeit a very old new species. The fossilized creature, which they are calling ...

Even better, they’re much more sustainable. Insects need very little space, water, or food to grow, and they produce far fewer greenhouse gas emissions. For example, crickets need 12 times less feed ...

Get to know the bat-eared fox, an insect-eating creature found in the grasslands and savannas of Africa (and also the ...

Spiders aren't the only 8-legged animal found in nature. There are other animals, mainly arachnids, that have eight legs.

This one-of-a-kind predatory strategy has never been seen in other insects. Scientists think it was used to trap flies into ...

If I were to ask you what was unusual about Mosura fentoni, you probably wouldn’t know where to start. It looks a bit like a ...

Ah, the bounty of spring: all the tender new foliage on trees and shrubs, flowers galore and prolific growth in the vegetable garden. We gardeners revel in the abundance the season brings, and ...

Any insects that are able to live in our domestic environments aren’t barely surviving; they’re thriving. That cockroach ...

Palaeontologist Sarah Gabbott explains what’s so unusual about her discovery, which she named as part of the process of describing it scientifically. The fossil is about 50cm long and has 46 almost ...