Some insects smell like cilantro, others like bleach or rotting flesh, and a few can blister skin or trigger asthma with a single spray. The chemistry behind these odors reveals a surprisingly ...

“The gas inside an air sac is not pressurized (it is roughly the same as the atmospheric pressure at the water’s surface),” ...

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

More than twenty years after those early studies attracted attention, scientists continue investigating how insects breathe, ...

Previously, researchers created electrical implants to control cockroaches' movements for search-and-rescue missions. Now, they've made 3D-printed suits that provide oxygen, allowing the critters to s ...

New calculations suggest that the insect species inhabiting our planet may be double or triple previous estimates.

Find out how to stop these invasive insects from ruining your garden and continuing to spread with these expert tips.

Insects make up to 90% of all animal species on the planet, and most of them can be found in the tropics, the regions around the equator. Yet we still know surprisingly little about how these species ...

Eating insects is completely normal in large parts of the world, yet in Europe and North America the idea still makes most ...

Insects live in nearly every habitat, and it’s estimated that there are currently 10 quintillion insects on the globe. So far ...

Some of the fiercest beasts of prey in your garden are on your side. They’re predatory insects that protect your plants by ...