A remarkable 151-million-year-old fly fossil found in China is changing our view of insect evolution. This ancient insect, ...

“Look ant,” said the grasshopper, “I don’t have anything against you, but I’m not particularly interested in getting eaten ...

A parasitic worm uses static electricity to launch itself onto flying insects, a mechanism uncovered by physicists and ...

Katydids, the insects that mimic leaves with astonishing precision and cunning to survive. This insect always fascinates ...

When a wounded monarch butterfly arrived at a Long Island wildlife center this summer, its chances of survival looked grim.

The competition, which is now in its 51st year, celebrates images capturing life through the lens of a microscope.

Zhang You of the Entomological Society of China took first place with an image of a rice weevil—an agricultural pest—on a ...

A tiny worm that leaps high into the air—up to 25 times its body length—to attach to flying insects uses static electricity ...

Tiny dragon-like creatures have been located in a cave in Thailand. Find out how scientists discovered the new species.

Taking flight: a parasitic roundworm prepares to jump on its host (courtesy: Victor M. Ortega-Jimenez) Researchers in the US ...

In a fair awash with painting, Focus—the section dedicated to galleries up to 12 years old—is an invigorating burst of ...

The smaller – and often much cheaper – independent schools claim it has been left to them to shout from the rooftops about ...