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 ...

In this Our Changing Climate News episode, I look at a newly released study on the sharp decline in insect populations over the past 30 years. According to the study, all types of insects might face ...

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 ...

'Preserving butterflies is not just about preserving beauty and color, but about the stability and health of ecosystems on which we all depend,' says ecologist Dotan Rotem The post A third of Israel’s ...

A once-abundant beetle that heralded Costa Rica’s rainy season is on the brink of extinction, raising alarms among scientists and conservationists alike. Costa Rican scientists are sounding the alarm ...

Insects don’t issue press releases. They just vanish. By the time we notice through empty harvests and poorer diets, it could ...

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".

While most people wouldn't be thrilled to find insects scattered across their floor and furniture, this scene has triggered the opposite reaction for an Australian scientist.

Humans have wiped out hundreds of species — with many more on the brink or experiencing large declines in population. Some scientists have argued that we have entered a “sixth mass extinction” event ...

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 ...

Tucked deep in Fernbank’s WildWoods trail, Levon Biss’ special touring macrophotography exhibit “Extinct and Endangered: Insects in Peril” features large prints of the United Kingdom photographer’s ...