A University of Arizona study finds scientists are discovering 16,000 new species annually — and DNA tools may reveal ...

Scientists are identifying more than 16,000 new species each year, and DNA tools could reveal billions more hiding.

An electronic nose modeled on insect antennae simultaneously identifies gas mixtures and pinpoints their three-dimensional ...

While many Westerners find the idea of eating beetles or crickets unappetizing, this view is actually a global outlier. For roughly two billion people worldwide, eating insects — known as entomophagy ...

Aquaculture plays a critical role in global food security, yet its sustainability is increasingly challenged by reliance on conventional feed ingredients, ...

The same plant that promises to turn a backyard into a butterfly paradise now sits on invasive species watchlists in several ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) -Michigan State University researchers are one step closer to detecting cancer early in humans. They’re using locusts. “I did not realize that insects could be used for ...

Above: Austin Pearson, Purdue Climatologist, programs weather-sensing equipment. One measurement that agronomists and entomologists frequently use is Growing Degree Days (GDD). Sometimes referred to ...

Beetles are the largest order of insects. The 400,000 types of beetles on Earth make up about 25 percent of all animal species! You probably see them all the time – from ladybugs to fireflies to ...

It is a beautiful time to visit the Corneille Bryan Native Garden, a hidden gem at Lake Junaluska. Once a degraded creek site, the ravine is now brimming with native plants and trees. The garden is ...