Ancient Earth once buzzed with enormous dragonfly-like insects, and scientists long thought high oxygen levels made their ...

I like big bugs. I cannot lie. But which insect is the biggest? I asked my friend Rich Zack. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. He told me the answer depends on how you define ...

Along the southern edge of the United States sits the state of Alabama. While it may be home to over five million people, much of the state is covered by forests (67% of the state’s total area, to be ...

One of the most peculiar of North America’s natural wonders — the synchronized mass mating frenzies of big, obsessed insects called periodical cicadas — is playing out across the southeastern and ...