My pre-K students always jump at the opportunity to explore nature, and they also love digging into bugs. I previously assumed that lessons about insects were only possible in the springtime, but that ...

Insects may resemble ‘aliens on earth’ – but life as we know it couldn’t function without them, as this lucid homage shows In Ray Bradbury’s 1952 short story A Sound of Thunder, a private safari group ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — One thing is certain about the majority of Alaska’s aquatic insects: they won’t be winning any beauty contests. These crawlers, swimmers and graspers boast characteristics such as ...

It’s probably been awhile — and that’s a problem, Oliver Milman writes in his new book, “The Insect Crisis.” By Thor Hanson When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn ...

If you’ve been thinking about apocalyptic events lately, you’ve had quite a few options to consider: pandemics, invasions, resurging fascism, choking on the smoke from wildfires that have become a ...

Josh Evans works to learn everything about the intricacies of insect-eating. Photo-Illustration: Grub Street. Photos: Pramothy Chiy Di/EyeEm/Getty Images; ksushachmeister/Getty Images It’s the middle ...

News flash gardeners. We have a new, comprehensive resource to help manage bugs in the vegetable garden. Susan Mulvihill, my Spokesman-Review colleague and co-author with me of the “Northwest Garden’s ...

They may not be as large or deadly as a Tyrannosaurus Rex, but ancient insects are just as fascinating and tell scientists a lot about the ancient and modern worlds – and even the future of our planet ...