A blue morpho butterfly, native to the tropical forests of Central and South America Derkarts via Wikimedia Commons under CC0 Many insects feel right at home in the hot, humid environments of the ...
The Amazon rainforest is often associated with jaguars, parrots, and towering trees. Yet the majority of animal life in this ...
A sweeping new study of more than 2,000 insect species reveals a troubling reality: many insects may be far less capable of coping with rising temperatures than scientists once hoped. Researchers ...
Many tropical insects are already close to their heat tolerance limits, raising concerns that rising temperatures could disrupt ecosystems.
Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the world. They also play a vital role in the functioning of all of the earth’s ecosystems. In fact, there are more than 900,000 different species of ...
A major new study finds the pace of biological discovery is accelerating, not slowing down, and estimates Earth may harbor ...
Researchers exploring Uganda’s Kibale National Park have discovered seven new species of frog-like leafhoppers. The tiny insects, named for their frog-shaped bodies and powerful jumping legs, are so ...
Researchers at iDiv looked at long-term trends of land-based insects, such as beetles, moths, and grasshoppers, and found that decreases in the number of the formerly most common species have ...
To assess the state of our creepier, crawlier neighbors, Figueroa and her graduate student, Wes Walsh, the paper’s lead ...
Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...
Jim Durbin stands for a portrait with cecropia moths at his home in Marion on Aug. 9. Durbin has collected more than 18,000 physical samples and roughly 500,000 photographs. The samples range in size ...
A University of Arizona study finds scientists are discovering 16,000 new species annually — and DNA tools may reveal ...