An international team of scientists has announced the discovery of a new species of harvester ant, named Messor odrysarum.

New calculations suggest that the insect species inhabiting our planet may be double or triple previous estimates.

Human activity is currently driving a loss of natural diversity that some experts describe as the sixth major mass extinction event in the history of the Earth. The decline in insects is particularly ...

Plant diversity has long been regarded as key to stable and resilient ecosystems. However, until now, little has been understood about why it has different effects in agricultural areas than in ...

Recent estimates have come to the consensus that our planet hosts roughly six million species. But new research reveals that those counts may be drastically underestimated ...

Researchers have examined how mulching at different times affects insect flower-visitors and larvae. Mulching is a possible management method for forest meadows and is important to their upkeep.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Insects are the most diverse and plentiful group of animals on ...

(Beyond Pesticides, June 20, 2025) A study in Conservation Genetics, entitled “Organic farming fosters arthropod diversity of specific insect guilds – evidence from metabarcoding,” showcases the ...

After closely examining long-held specimens of insects from Nepal, University of Göttingen zoologist Rainer Willmann has newly described and classified a previously unknown genus of scorpionfly he ...

There are ways to support insects and protect your local birds.

An LMU team has studied the biodiversity of larvae from the insect order neuroptera over the past 100 million years. An LMU team has studied the biodiversity of larvae from the insect order neuroptera ...

An LMU team has studied the biodiversity of larvae from the insect order neuroptera over the past 100 million years. Human activity is currently driving a loss of natural diversity that some experts ...