Even large and conspicuous insects remain unknown to science. This is highlighted by a new study from the Natural History ...

Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright colors: shiny blue, red, orange, leaf green and transparent flecked with gold. They’re ...

Blueberries are native to North Carolina, but were not cultivated until 1935. The state is the sixth largest blueberry ...

Diet played a key role in the evolution of the vast beetle family tree Lesley Evans Ogden, Knowable Magazine Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they ...

A new study from Princeton University, the Smithsonian Institute, the Mpala Research Centre and many partner institutions has now documented the interconnection between the largest animals in the ...

Thanks to a historical data archive, Swiss researchers are able to draw conclusions about the changes in the diversity of two ...

BERKELEY — Scientists are naming a rare species of beetle in honor of former California Gov. Jerry Brown after finding one at his ranch. Bembidion brownorum was last seen in 1966, but it hadn’t been ...

Researchers have discovered that gut microbes may influence where beetles lay their eggs and affect their offspring.

The Queensland Longhorn Beetle has wreaked havoc on Hawaii Island farmers, but it turns out there’s a microscopic solution ...