Researchers have discovered that insects' sense of smell evolved from ancient taste genes, rewriting evolutionary history.

In recent years, human population growth, coupled with the climate crisis, environmental pressures, and current production ...

The open oceans are harsh and hostile environments where insects might not be expected to thrive. In fact, only one insect group, ocean skaters, or water striders, has adapted to life on the open seas ...

From her work studying social insects, Arizona State University biologist Jennifer Fewell believes that these remarkable animals suggest an alternate cause behind the development of complex societies.

The distribution of species around the globe is not a random process but an outcome resulting from several evolutionary mechanisms as well as past and current environmental limitations. As a result, ...

Murder hornets have a new name in the state of Washington. The invasive insect, which is also known as the Asian giant hornet, has been classified as the northern giant hornet by the Entomological ...