Scientists have uncovered a 151-million-year-old midge fossil in Australia that challenges long-held views about insect ...

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - The world's ants, bees, butterflies, grasshoppers, fireflies and other land-dwelling insects have been suffering population drops of about 9% per decade but freshwater ...

Deep under the Jurassic rock beds of New South Wales, scientists discovered fossilized insects that push back the history of ...

Increased salinity usually spells trouble for freshwater insects like mayflies. A new study from North Carolina State University finds that the lack of metabolic responses to salinity may explain why ...

An international team of scientists led by the Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC) has described a new species of fossilized ...

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Many insects, mosses and lichens in the UK are bucking the trend of biodiversity loss, according to a comprehensive analysis of over 5,000 species. Many insects, mosses and lichens in the UK are ...

Bumble bees are struggling. Fireflies are no longer lighting up the night, and fewer butterflies are fluttering over fields. Several recent reports have warned of a crushing decline in insect ...