Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

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A species of musical insect extinct in the UK has been reintroduced to the country from France, conservationists have said. The Species Recovery Trust released 11 New Forest cicadas this week into a ...

They're known for their bright flashes of light and creating some dazzling displays at night, but the light of the fireflies could soon be going out as the insect faces extinction. While researchers ...

Half of the one million animal and plant species on Earth facing extinction are insects, and their disappearance could be catastrophic for humankind, scientists have said in a "warning to humanity".

Cicadas from a 17-year cicada brood and shells shed by cicada nymphs sit at the base of a tree on May 29, 2024, in Park Ridge, Ill. Cicadas are of the order Hemiptera — the type of winged insects ...

Costa Rican scientists are sounding the alarm as a once-abundant insect species edges toward collapse. Known locally as abejones de mayo, or May beetles, these beetles have long been a sign that the ...

Three hundred million years ago, Earth belonged to the giants of the insect world. Towering scorpions, massive millipedes, and dragonflies the size of seagulls dominated the land and skies. They ...

PRAGUE (AP) — The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct for more than 80 years. The zoo is among six institutions ...

Even in areas relatively undisturbed by human activity, insect populations are on the decline, with climate change as a likely culprit. That's the finding of new research from the University of North ...