A study in Costa Rica has big implications for extinction and conservation.

It’s a question that has foxed biologists for centuries. Just how many species of animal are there? Well, a new study might have just blown all previous estimates out of the water, at least as far as ...

Some creative calculations using bug traps, epidemiology and trees suggest there are some 20 million unique insect species on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Exploring anywhere on Earth, look closely and you’ll find insects. Check your backyard and you may see ants, beetles, crickets, ...

Many people believe that red wasps are meaner than other wasps, and there appears to be some basis to it. What to know about ...

A new study more than doubles previous estimates of how many distinct kinds of insects are currently inhabiting the planet.

Last year, I posted an essay called Some Truths About the Fascinating Lives of Wasps, which discussed an article published in New Scientist by Richard Jones called "Not so Waspish," with the subtitle, ...

But this year, headlines read "Where have all the wasps gone?" and "Why we should worry if wasps are on the wane". I was surprised and pleased to see such interest in one of our most maligned insects.