I hasten to add, for those who remember a certain former governor of South Carolina, that this is not a euphemism. My brother and I really were hiking the trail through Shenandoah National Park, ...

The majority of insects are considered beneficial or harmless. Of course, those are the ones we want to have hanging around. Insects can disperse seeds. They are food for birds and fish. Some insects ...

Two species found in the Mediterranean can see what many of their relatives cannot.

Remote-controlled “cyborg beetles” could be used to help discover people trapped in collapsed buildings or mines, research has revealed. Australian scientists equipped darkling insects with ...

Many of the UK’s bird species are in serious decline, largely due to habitat destruction and the collapse of food chains ...

Common beetles equipped with microchip backpacks could one day be used to help search and rescue crews locate survivors within hours instead of days following disasters such as building and mine ...