Photo Credit: iStock Chirping crickets, fluttering butterflies, and looping grasshoppers make up the soundtrack of New ...

About 70 per cent of the species on Earth are insects. They are fundamental components of most ecosystems: they comprise half of the biomass on the planet, pollinate flowers, decompose dead organic ...

One very small death in Albuquerque may signal a much bigger problem. The last known Sacramento Mountains checkerspot ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The first insectile casualty of human activity in the United States was ...

It’s been roughly 80 years since the Xerces blue butterfly was last spotted flitting about on pastel wings across coastal California sand dunes. But scientists are still learning about the insect. The ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium joined a network of scientists contributing to nationwide research and publication on insect numbers and climate change. The Butterfly ...

Climate change is an important contributor to insect declines around the world, according to a new study published in the scientific journal PNAS that examined continuous long-term monitoring of ...

Of the 59 native species monitored, 33 have declined, 25 have improved and one mountain species has too little data to assess. Butterfly species which are doing well include the Red admiral, some of ...

The chirrup of a cricket. The stark flash of orange and black wings fluttering around flowers. The drunken looping flight of ...

Butterfly Conservation poll is open until 7 June with choice of 60 species from small tortoiseshells to purple emperors ...

The free Gloucester County event on July 11 will feature a butterfly release, live music, crafts, tours and picnic-style ...