Faced with exploding global demand for protein and the growing environmental impact of animal farming, insects are emerging as an attractive alternative: they are rich in nutrients, resource-efficient ...
Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird and fire ant. But new research reveals insects are also major victims of ...
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The insect was 7 feet tall - and then it vanished
Brian Richter was fishing in a quiet forest when everything stopped — birds, insects, sound. Then he saw it: over 7 feet tall, mantis-like, black eyes, staring straight through him. And then… it ...
Lilia (Gizzarelli) DeVincentis, age 101, a former longtime resident of Quincy, died peacefully, Friday, December 26, 2025 at Wilton Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wilton, Conn. A Funeral ...
The words “pollination” and “flower” may seem inseparable, but plants began courting insects millions of years before they evolved flashy petals. Now we know how they may have done it: not with ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...
It takes Mandela Fernández-Grandon 15 minutes to train a hoverfly, a harmless wasp look-alike. The entomologist at the University of Greenwich, UK, immobilises each tiny insect in a cocoon-like holder ...
Humans have been eating insects for millennia, but despite the uncomfortable feelings a bug-based diet might evoke in cultures not used to their consumption, they could form a vital part of future ...
Austin Baker and his team at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County are leading an ambitious effort to DNA-barcode every insect species in California as part of the statewide CalATBI ...
Is professional golfer Bryson DeChambeau dating former college golfer and influencer Lilia Schneider? DeChambeau has kept his relationship history private, but speculation followed him to the Ryder ...
Forget robot wolves and missile-deflecting satellites — those things are already becoming old news. Instead, future wars just might revolve around insect-size spy robots. A recent digest of ...
A long-term study in Colorado reveals that insect populations are plummeting even in remote, undisturbed areas. Over two decades, flying insect abundance dropped by more than 70%, closely linked to ...
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