An 'annoying' alien-like insect is set to emerge from a 17-year slumber and wreak havoc across multiple US states this year, scientists have warned. Billions of 'Brood XIV' cicadas are currently ...

Have you ever come across a bug that was so weird looking that you thought to yourself, "That can't be real!"? That's exactly how I felt when I stumbled across this video that @Barstool Sports posted ...

IT IS the dizzying transitions of scale that best characterise our complex relationship with insects. Zooming in, we peer with ghastly fascination at parasitoid fairy flies, which are small enough to ...

For most people, just being near a bug is grounds to flip out and reach for the nearest can of Raid. Or a flamethrower. But if you’re Dr. Grace Sward, an entomologist with a Ph.D. from Ohio State ...

“We live in a world dominated by insects,” according to this stunning survey. Nicholls (Flowers of the Field), a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, explains that insects evolved from ancient ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." While the buzzy sci-fi series is science fiction (obviously), Dr. Sward says there's plenty of real ...