A North Carolina State University study published online this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that examining an insect's "family tree" might help predict a "cousin" ...

Seeing any insect scuttle around your home is cause for concern, but when it’s a bug that bites, all bets are off. Of course, a slew of different bugs can cruise around your place, making it tough to ...

This story is part of a special National Geographic News series on global water issues. Insects—and aquatic bugs in particular—could be key to understanding how the opening of an ambitious new highway ...