Insects make up more than 80% of all living things on earth, and altogether weigh 70 times more than all the people do. That’s a lot to buzz about! We should probably talk about the word bug. It is ...

Centuries before the now-banned red dye No. 3 was synthesized in a lab, humans turned to insects to color their foods, ...

For “A Real Bug’s Life,” the goal was clear: to make insects relatable and fascinating while remaining true to their natural behaviors. Dr. Michael Carr, an entomologist who collaborated on ...

some directly feeding on plant tissues (e.g. true bugs) and others just on nectar (e.g. wasps and ants). Despite their prevalence and ecological importance, ecologists have a hard time ...

Could that rash be an insect bite? And what kind of bug bit you? The answers aren't so easy to figure out. Even for experts, it can be challenging to decipher insect bites. Using your skin's ...