“Insects Have Consciousness, Self-Awareness and Egos,” the headline read. Whether or not the consciences of professional bug slayers were burdened by this revelation, other people were alarme ...

IN the early days of modern science much pioneer work had to be done in clearing away all manner of crude notions and legends, partly based on ideas and faulty explanations of facts or fables ...

A Brood X periodical cicada infected with the fungus Massospora cicadina.The cicada is missing its lower abdomen, and instead carries a mass of fungal spores that can infect other cicadas through ...

Climate-induced warming is fueling the proliferation of insects keen on invading Colorado’s forests and leaving the trees they devour for dead, a new report has found. After a wet and cool 2023 ...