Buried in Australia's so-called dead heart, a trove of exceptional fossils, including those of trapdoor spiders, giant ...

Palaeontologists have discovered an incredibly well-preserved fossil skeleton measuring only 1 centimetre long in the Ukhaa ...

Water striders are the only insect that live entirely on the ocean’s surface. By some estimates, insects make up 80 percent ...

Tiny insects trapped in amber could tell us a great deal about their roles in past ecosystems: pollinators, parasites, predators, and prey. But how many of the insects preserved alongside each other ...

Despite the initial hype, insect agriculture is facing the economic realities of competing with the traditional meat industry.

New research that decoded the evolution of mosquitoes’ feeding habits from DNA could shed light on the murky timeline of ...

A 1-centimetre fossil from the Gobi Desert reveals a tiny mammal that lived with dinosaurs, but how did such a fragile ...

Two insects are under consideration as the official state insect: the stonefly and, more recently, the Huron River leafhopper.

Cute, green, and sporting two sprigs of hair on his head, a mischievous baby dinosaur named Dooly is one of the most beloved ...

How the frenzy over farming insects for food went bust.

If your kids love digging, scooping, and discovering tiny treasures, this Bug Fossil Sensory Bin is going to be a huge hit. It combines simple homemade salt dough fossils with hands-on excavation play ...

"Pokémon Fossil Museum" in Chicago compares "fossil Pokémon" from the popular franchise to the real-world creatures they're ...