Increased salinity usually spells trouble for freshwater insects like mayflies. A new study finds that the lack of metabolic responses to salinity may explain why some freshwater insects often ...

Freshwater life is vanishing at a pace that now rivals, and in some cases exceeds, losses on land and at sea. New global ...

An insect species new to science, Tinodes lumbardhi, found in a river in Kosovo, is already on the verge of collapse.

The researchers gathered data from 166 surveys of insect abundance around the world, mostly conducted since the 1980s Theresa Machemer Correspondent A new analysis of insect abundance surveys finds ...

Liam N. Nash receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council, UK. Insects are the most numerous group of animals on the planet. There are an estimated 5.5 million species, 80% of which ...