Insects make up to 90% of all animal species on the planet, and most of them can be found in the tropics, the regions around ...

Animal life is extraordinarily diverse and complex, having colonized almost all environments on Earth—from hostile ...

A rare butterfly fossil with exceptional detail offers the first clear evidence of an ancient emperor butterfly lineage and ...

The World Bank classification of low-income, middle-income, and high-income country groups, that uses gross national income per capita, shapes financing, research priorities, and political narratives.

When periodical cicadas surface after years underground, they don’t grope blindly for trees. They head for the shadows, ...

The COVID-19 variant BA.3.2, nicknamed "Cicada," has been detected in at least 23 countries and half the states in the U.S.

Researchers argue that a newly examined specimen found decades ago in Utah provides new clues to the ancestors of ...

A surge in mosquito activity across China has triggered fresh public concern, as health authorities elevated the ...

This evening’s session at the 2026 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting focused on an often-overlooked culprit in dermatology: arthropods. Titled “What’s Bugging You? Arthropods of ...

Mimikai is named to Fast Company's prestigious list of the World's Most Innovative Companies of 2026. Mimikai is a science-led consumer brand rethinking insect protection through biomimicry, ...

Ms. Sifferlin is an Opinion health and science editor and the author of the forthcoming book “The Elusive Body: Patients, Doctors, and the Diagnosis Crisis,” from which this essay is adapted. Late ...

Air pollution is a widespread issue affecting millions of people around the world, causing disastrous effects. But we humans are not the only ones to suffer from unclean air. In the last decade, a ...