Have you ever wondered if there are more insects out at night than during the day? We set out to answer this question by combing through the scientific literature. We searched for meaningful ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Using weather radar, scientists tracked flying insects across the United States for a decade. They found stable national numbers ...

ST. LOUIS — Did you know that flying squirrels can be found throughout the states of Missouri and Illinois? They like to glide through the air at night in the woods. So, watch out the next time you go ...

Bats seen swooping over gardens and yards at night are responding directly to insect abundance below, signaling a healthy local ecosystem and providing substantial natural pest control. When these ...

Over the past few weeks, you may have noticed some unseasonable insects flying around, especially on the warm fall days that we have been having here in New Jersey. Maybe you were swarmed by gnats on ...

Concern about insect losses has grown steadily, but most evidence comes from small studies focused on certain species or places. That makes it hard to understand what is happening at larger scales. A ...