Organisms with unusual genomes are helping scientists investigate gene regulation, evolution, and development.

Of the Hemiptera bugs, milkweed-chomping Oncopeltus fasciatus have hung onto more smell and taste receptors than their liquid-guzzling relatives.

A virtual exhibition of C.R. Percival’s slides reveals the natural world up close.

Genetic material left behind on flowers can reveal which insects have visited.

Froghopper insects gain traction on smooth plant leaves by piercing them with tiny spikes.

Critics of an agricultural research initiative cite concerns about possible weaponization of the resulting technology, which would use infected insects to deliver genetically modified viruses to plants.

Some beetle species may have evolved to tunnel into the ground to escape the pathogens that abound on dead and rotting animals.

A species of water flea in northern Belgium that helps keep algae in check is growing smaller and less abundant in urbanized areas. 

Warmer weather is thought to be behind the rise in vector-borne illnesses in recent years.