Based on the ratio of body weight to strength, the dung beetle is not only the strongest insect but the strongest animal in the world, pound-for-pound. It can pull over 1,000 times its body weight.

Insects make up about forty per cent of living species, and we tend to kill them without pause. New research explores the ...

Learn about the wide-ranging Ecdysozoa group of animals and how scientists solved the curious case of their nervous systems' ...

However, just like with any other creature in the animal kingdom, it is important to respect and be cautious around them. Whether you are a nature enthusiast or intrigued by these powerful insects, ...

Western culture has long painted eating bugs as backward and gross. But learned disgust can be overcome — if the conditions ...

Could insects offer a more intriguing alternative — a way to continue eating from the animal kingdom without overextending the planet’s resources? It all depends on whether forces combine to ...

The deadly caterpillars – within the South American genus called Lonomia – have a snakelike venom that interferes with blood ...

UK ministers may lift a ban introduced during the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) crisis on the use of animal remains ...

Non-native plants hurt Charleston's animal kingdom and environment. Help sustain the ecosystem by growing native plants like ...