Humans can have extreme reactions when they come across insects – from delight at the sight of a Monarch butterfly to disgust ...

If we set aside elephants and blue whales for a moment and shift our focus to the other end of the size spectrum, the world ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the 19th century, the German zoologist Christian Bergmann pondered a simple ...

Q:I live on 40 acres in western Sonoma County. I keep a small garden and mixed fruit tree orchard. Last summer, there was a huge number of yellow jackets on the land - rather annoying when one tried ...

Instead of using insecticides, farmers will sometimes cover their plants with a mesh fabric. A new such material has now been developed, which keeps out a wider range of bugs while still allowing ...

Rising temperatures are affecting corn production, and the solution is not within immediate reach. In Argentina, which exports the third-most corn in the world, the industry is suffering from a ...

The artist has previously made the world's smallest book It's "A Bug's Life" in the time of coronavirus. A Siberian artist, known for creating microscopically small artworks, is now making tiny face ...