A large-scale study highlights a concerning situation for tropical insects. One might imagine that these species, accustomed ...

Insects that are adapted to perennially wet environments, like tropical rainforests, don't tend to do well when their surroundings dry out. New research indicates they may be equally averse to heavy ...

A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) estimates 10% of insect species on Barro Colorado Island may be cryptic, or visually indistinguishable from related species, ...

Researchers have found that tropical forest ecosystems are more reliant on aquatic insects than temperate forest ecosystems, making them more vulnerable to disruptions to the links between land and ...

Insects are arguably the most important animals on the planet. Their variety is unparalleled in nature, and they carry out vital tasks such as pollinating plants and providing food for other animals.

“Current evaluations of the heat tolerance of insects such as moths, flies, and beetles paint a differentiated – and at the same time alarming – picture,” explains study author Dr. Kim Holzmann, ...

Tropical insects are running out of thermal room. A growing body of peer-reviewed research shows that species living near the equator already operate so close to their maximum heat tolerance that even ...

Western dislike of eating insects may be linked to ancient geography, genetics, and long-term diet patterns, not just culture ...

In recent years, human population growth, coupled with the climate crisis, environmental pressures, and current production ...

Discover the fascinating Hercules beetle, one of the world’s strongest insects, and learn how habitat loss is threatening its ...