Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Megalagrion nesiotes USFWS photo in the public domain© Dan Polhemus FWS Pacific Islands Office, Public domain, via Wikimedia ...

Wildlife crews found 10 endangered caterpillars in Lānaʻi City, then discovered the giant moth on Molokaʻi for the first time ...

Declared extinct after rats wiped out every last one, the Lord Howe Island stick insect pulled off one of nature's most dramatic vanishing acts. Now a surprising chain of events has set the stage for ...

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 ...

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”.

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa natives likely have a memory of seeing rural Iowa lit up by fireflies during the summer months; however, this tradition could ...

A "musical" insect that has been extinct in the UK for more than 25 years is being reintroduced as conservationists aim to re-establish their population. Scientists at the Species Recovery Trust this ...

Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the world. They also play a vital role in the functioning of all of the earth's ecosystems. In fact, there are more than 900,000 different species of ...

The Hawaiian islands are known as the most isolated group of inhabited islands on the planet. The insects and animals that reached Hawaii millions of years ago evolved completely away from the rest of ...