Numerous scientific studies conclude that over 40% of all insect species are declining and one-third of them are endangered, largely because of habitat loss when industrial agriculture takes over ...

A widely-used agricultural chemical sprayed on fruits and vegetables to prevent fungal disease is also killing beneficial insects that play a critical role in pollination and wider ecosystems. New ...

From pollinating flowers to enabling decomposition and supporting nutrient cycles, insects' abundance and biodiversity are critical for maintaining healthy ecosystems. However, recent studies showing ...

The global decline in insects has long been framed as an environmental crisis. But a new study published in Nature suggests it is also a human nutrition crisis — and that some of the most serious ...

Billions, maybe even a trillion, cicadas are set to emerge in a super rare double-brood event. This means two broods, Brood ...

This story is about insect extinction. If the insects go, they could take the whole environment with them. Despite multiple warnings, things have got worse. Insecticides, pollution, toxic materials, ...

In late 2017, a study by Krefeld Entomological Society looked at protected areas across Germany and discovered that two-thirds of the insect populations living in there had vanished over the last 25 ...

Every spring, the air near my house hums. Bees and insects crisscross my yard searching for a sip of nectar, ferrying pollen between the golden poppies and California lilacs and bumbling across flower ...

Insects are dying in their billions. This is fact, not hyperbole; the global decline is catastrophic. Often dubbed by ...

Cover -- Title page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: A life with insects -- Part I. Why insects matter. 1. A brief history of insects -- 2. The importance of insects -- 3. The wonder of ...

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 ...