Researchers have long used bugs in complex homicide and death investigations, but new tech aims to make it much easier.

Analysis - Animals respond to injury in many ways. So far, evidence for animals tending wounds with biologically active materials is rare. Yet, a recent study of an orangutan treating a wound with a ...

Insect smuggling rarely grabs headlines, yet it has real consequences. The trades draw far less public concern than big‑animal crime.

California has a way of exaggerating things—mountains, deserts, and egos. But its insects? They take excess to another level.

A minuscule parasitic worm capable of springing into the air up to 25 times its own body length can latch onto flying insects with the help of static ...

Iceland was one of the only mosquito-free places in the world, at least according to its records. Not anymore.

“These are kind of the bane of the average homeowner's kitchen. They'll buzz around fresh fruit out on the counter. They'll buzz around trash. They'll buzz around, you know, wet sponges and that kind ...

GBH News tagged along with scientists to a top-secret location where they’re trying to protect these misunderstood mammals.

Everyone loves fireflies, the famous light-emitting insects that flit through gardens on summer evenings! They form the ...

The brown marmorated stink bug has a number of lookalikes that also release an unpleasant smell. Here's how to determine ...

Until recently, Iceland was the only country in the world to be free of one of the most maddening and dangerous insects: ...

A tiny worm that leaps high into the air — up to 25 times its body length — to attach to flying insects uses static electricity to perform this astounding feat, scientists have found.