insects

ADVERTISEMENT Despite our outsized impact on the planet, humans are not the dominant species. For every person on Earth, there are approximately 1.4 billion insects.  All together, they would weigh …

The invasive «ManhattAnt» has been infiltrating New York City since 2011, worrying scientists – who have finally figured out what species the larger-than-average, black-and-red ant is. Since the giant ant …

EXPLAINER Eating insects may be healthier, cheaper and better for the environment than consuming meat – what’s not to like? The Singapore Food Agency announced last month that it has …

It was early morning on April 29 when Jakob Dwight ’s grandmother, Valeria Richards Maye, died in Alabama. It was that day, too, when he heard the cicadas sing near …

Picking up a hot drink from a vending machine while in a rush may not seem like a bad idea, until you realise you could be swallowing mouthfuls of deadly …

Bees play by rolling wooden balls — apparently for fun. The cleaner wrasse fish appears to recognize its own visage in an underwater mirror. Octopuses seem to react to anesthetic …