On a typical day, they greet farmers bringing them ticks, real estate agents with mysterious roaches and anxious homeowners ...

If you’re noticing more bugs outside than usual for this time of year, you’re not imagining it. A weird winter characterized ...

People and animals often prefer the same mating sounds. New study shows shared biology may shape what we find pleasing to hear.

Even though insects are small, we shouldn’t overlook the venomous and serious threats that some of them pose to human life and health. They can kill or even lead an individual into coma through their ...

Once outdoor temperatures climb, your garage can flip from quiet storage space to a busy staging area for insects and other ...

Baylor University researchers have developed a novel approach to fight colorectal cancer, using modified bacteria as a ...

What's that hopping around? Arizona is seeing a lot of grasshoppers this spring. Here's why they are out early and in such ...

Aspergillus fungus thrives because its genome bends easily to new pressures. It lives on soil, grains, animal feathers, even coral skeletons.

St. Joseph’s Day and the Return of the Swallows Celebration is an annual return of the famous swallows to Capistrano. This ...

There’s a place in Chicago where bugs are the celebrities, and most people have no idea it’s even there. The Insect Asylum in ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — It’s common to see more bugs and insects inside homes in the spring, but recent warm weather has caused many to show up sooner than usual. “Termites, they are going to be hiding in the ...

“Four minutes is too long.” That’s the note undergraduate Chris Zuo sent me along with photos of countless mosquito bites on ...