One in five animal species on the planet are beetles, with around 400,000 species officially described but scientists believing there could be as many as 1.5 million different types of these resilient ...

Researchers at the University of California Riverside found that bed bugs avoid water because it can block their breathing.

Humans tend to fear bed bugs, and rightly so. The bloodsuckers are tough to get rid of once they've entered a home. But new research has, for the first time, identified one thing the bugs seem to fear ...

Nature is full of amazing adaptations, some of which are almost difficult to imagine. One such example is that of the darkling beetle. These beetles live in harsh, arid deserts, making it difficult to ...

Some beetles “drink” using their butts, and scientists are starting to understand how. Red flour beetles, a major agricultural pest, open their anus to get water vapor in the air flowing into the ...

Access to clean drinking water remains one of the most pressing global challenges of the 21st century. From rural communities with no infrastructure to urban areas facing contamination issues, ...

Nursing the yard through a hot summer sometimes is more about what you don’t do than what you do. Some activities are wasteful, some are counter-productive, and a few are downright plant-harmful when ...