The world’s estimated 5 million species of insects are critically important to nearly every ecosystem on the planet. Among ...

By Liz Kimbrough Life can’t function without insects. At least, not for long. They pollinate, break down waste, cycle ...

A recently published study has shown how solar farms planted with native grasses and wildflowers have caused insect ...

Despite their reputation as buzzing nuisances, flies serve a critical role as some of the Earth’s most prolific pollinators — ...

The discovery of a unique case where the same insect species both pollinate a plant and distribute its seeds not only solves a long-standing botanical mystery. The Kobe University find also ...

Some flowers go to extraordinary lengths to attract pollinators. Bee orchids mimic the shape and scent of bees in order to lure them into ‘pseudocopulation’, where the male insect attempts to mate ...