Insect decline is being driven by losses among the locally more common species, according to a new study. The meta-analysis of 923 locations around the world notes two significant trends: 1) the ...

Whereas humans have one receptor on their tongues that can detect all sorts of sweet things, from real sugar to artificial sweeteners like aspartame, insects have many receptors that each detect ...

Here’s what compound eyes really do — and why flies see you in slow motion. A few centuries ago, scientists believed insects saw thousands of tiny, repeated images — like a kaleidoscope of candle ...

Mosquitoes are the most dangerous animals in the world. The diseases they transmit have spread death and misery since time immemorial. Aedes aegypti is a particularly treacherous mosquito because it ...

Insect Catching is one of eight major hobbies in Heartopia, and there's an art to catching every insect in the game. Not only do you have to think about how to approach them, but some only show up in ...

Common herbs and houseplants are known to repel gnats, flies and mosquitoes. Here are seven to add to your kitchen. Joey is a writer/editor, TV/radio personality, lifestyle expert, former ...