Benchmark studies of insect populations are increasingly relevant and needed amid accelerating concern about insect trends in the Anthropocene. The growing recognition that insect populations may be ...

Many people think of insects as a nuisance. They don’t realize that without them we are doomed. While there is plenty of anecdotal evidence that there are fewer insects than there used to be—older ...

Fossil insect find, Zekuforma maculata, reveals a land-to-water experiment in evolution, rewriting 230 million years of true ...

Here’s how a cliff-clinging population on a remote volcanic stack rewrote extinction for one of the world’s rarest insects.

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Campaigners have criticised taxpayers' money being spent on building an insect farm in Tunisia. Bryant Research, which wants ...

Lidl Ireland has launched burgers made with soy and insects as part of its My Street Food range. The burgers cost €2.99 for a pack of two. As well as textured soya flour, they contain “dried mealworm ...

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