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Scientists just discovered insect larvae thriving at crushing depths in Lake Malawi where no insects should survive. Their secret? Specially reinforced air sacs that resist extreme underwater pressure.
Scientists in Kenya are using crickets, mealworms, and other insects to create jobs, fight hunger, and lift nearly a million people out of poverty. Eight beneficial insects are reshaping Africa's food system in surprising ways.
Scientists discovered two new colonies of the Lord Howe Island stick insect on a remote volcanic outcrop, 25 years after the species was rediscovered. Once so common they were used as fishing bait, these rare insects are bouncing back thanks to a global breeding program.
A fossil mistaken for a baby shrimp for nearly 40 years turned out to be an entirely new species of ancient insect with 24 paddle-like legs. The discovery helps solve one of biology's biggest puzzles about how insects first moved from water to land.
Thousands of drivers across Southeast England are joining a citizen science project that counts bug splats on car plates to help scientists understand and protect insect populations. The simple survey method has already revealed crucial data that's now expanding internationally.
New research reveals Earth hosts 20 million insect species—triple previous estimates—using innovative tracking methods borrowed from disease epidemiology. We've only discovered 1.5 million so far, meaning countless tiny wonders remain hidden in forests worldwide.
Scientists just discovered that insects have been mimicking flowering plants for 99 million years—more than double what we previously thought. A tiny moth lacewing preserved in amber reveals nature's oldest masterclass in camouflage.
Two brothers in Bangkok just launched a private insect museum to help city dwellers reconnect with the tiny creatures that keep our world alive. Their hands-on workshops turn everyday nature encounters into real scientific discoveries.
A damselfly unseen for 102 years and a rare moth once thought extinct have reappeared on Hawaiian islands where scientists had given up hope. The insects survived by adapting to habitats experts had written off as worthless. #
Meet the froghopper, a tiny Amazon insect that creates a protective bubble home from sap, air, and its own waste. Once it grows up, it becomes one of nature's most incredible athletes, jumping nearly 100 times its own body length.
Researchers used lasers and AI to reconstruct the calls of cricket-like insects from the Jurassic period, revealing that some sang at frequencies beyond human hearing millions of years before bats existed. This discovery rewrites what we thought we knew about why insects evolved ultrasonic communication.
A conservation project is turning Surrey's chalk grasslands into "insect motorways" to save some of Britain's rarest creatures. The £300,000 initiative will restore 74 acres and reconnect fragmented habitats where species found nowhere else in the UK struggle to survive.
Two Peruvian towns just made history by giving native stingless bees legal rights to exist, thrive, and even be represented in court. It's the first time any insect has been recognized as a rights-bearing entity anywhere on Earth.
Two London startups just won a major global competition by turning food waste into protein with insects and saving palm trees with AI. They're sharing £1.5 million to scale their solutions across the Middle East and beyond.
Tiny insect larvae in Lake Malawi dive over 650 feet deep every day using air sacs that withstand pressure that should crush them. Their surprising toughness is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about why insects never conquered the ocean.
Scientists brought the Jurassic Period to life by recreating the chirps of ancient cricket-like insects from 165-million-year-old fossils. Some of these prehistoric bugs produced sounds so high-pitched that humans couldn't even hear them.
Researchers discovered 90% of North American insects and spiders have zero conservation protections, even though they're essential for healthy ecosystems. A new study is rallying support to protect these forgotten creatures before pest populations spiral out of control.
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A forgotten fossil from Texas reveals a 24-legged creature that helps explain how water-dwelling crustaceans evolved into the land-loving insects we see everywhere today. Scientists say this discovery fills an 80-million-year gap in understanding one of evolution's greatest success stories.
Scientists discovered that crickets show focused, prolonged grooming behavior after heat exposure, suggesting they might experience pain rather than just reflexes. The findings could reshape how we think about insect welfare.
Scientists discovered how caterpillars learn to "speak" ant language using complex rhythms to gain shelter in ant colonies. It's one of the first times this level of acoustic communication has been found in insects.
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