Besides being low-maintenance, bugs have a unique aesthetic that offers something a little different to your household. Not to mention, many of them are a lot smarter than people give them credit for!

Amber from the Kachin region of Myanmar has preserved a wealth of fossils, offering insights into the diversity of the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The cicadas are coming! The 2024 double emergence of Brood XII and XIX will bring billions of cicadas to northern Illinois. According to the Field Museum, the emergence of the Great ...

Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the world. They also play a vital role in the functioning of all of the earth’s ecosystems. In fact, there are more than 900,000 different species of ...

Agriculture specialists with the U.S. border patrol intercepted an unusual insect in a shipment of flowers, officials said. It was discovered at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility within a shipment ...

They look like space aliens, they make a loud buzzing sound and the last time you might have seen one Barack Obama was President of the United States. Cicadas, one of the more unusual insect species ...

A prehistoric species of bug with claws has been discovered in Myanmar based on an intact fossil trapped in amber. The insect ...

An international research team has described seven previously unknown species of leaf insects, also known as walking leaves. The insects belong to the stick and leaf insect order, which are known for ...

An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. The parasitic wasp's abdomen boasts a set of flappy ...

A Marin County park ranger was visiting her in-laws two weeks ago when she spotted a baby hummingbird hovering over a thistle in their backyard — or so she thought. When she stepped closer, she ...