Reduced oxygen levels and air pressure at higher elevations may limit insects' ability to move upslope to escape a warming ...

Q: I keep seeing small black flying bugs in my house but they're not fruit flies. What type of bug could they be, and how do I get rid of them? A: The short answer is that these small black bugs in ...

Although millions upon millions of living creatures fly, feed and reproduce in the air, this habitat has hardly been researched. Insects are under increasing pressure worldwide due to global change ...

Some 300 million years ago, giant insects soared over Earth’s wetlands, with wings stretching almost 70 centimetres wide. A ...

The historic cicada invasion is upon us! Noisy flying insects known as cicadas have begun emerging from the ground and have been spotted buzzing around North Carolina and South Carolina before they ...

The insects flying in circles around your porch light aren’t captivated by the light. Instead, they may have lost track of which way is up, high-speed infrared camera data suggest. Moths and other ...

Common nighthawks (Chordeiles minor) are crepuscular birds that eat flying insects. You’ll spot them swooping and wheeling like aerial acrobats to catch bugs in mid-air. They are closely related to ...

Ideastream Public Media's environmental reporter unpacks her fear of insects and provides tips for others who might be in the ...