New calculations suggest that the insect species inhabiting our planet may be double or triple previous estimates.

A study in Costa Rica has big implications for extinction and conservation.

From carpet beetles to ladybugs to palo verde beetles, here's what to know about the most common beetles in Arizona and why they get in your house.

Recent estimates have come to the consensus that our planet hosts roughly six million species. But new research reveals that ...

A research team from the Natural History Museum of Denmark has published a compelling new study in insect taxonomy in the ...

For 40 years, we thought Earth was home to six million insect species. Turns out, it could be three times that.

A single shipment or unnoticed infestation can create new risks.

One hundred million years ago, as iguanodons and triceratops fled from hungry tyrannosaurs, another biological drama played out on the ground where the giant reptiles trod: Male beetles using their ...

Insects may be even more dominant on Earth than scientists thought. A new estimate suggests the planet could hold 14 million ...

A groundbreaking study suggests Earth may host up to 20.3 million insect species, significantly more than the previously ...