With more than 50,000 described species, the leaf beetle family is distributed worldwide and represents about a quarter of ...

Scientists explored the evolutionary success of leaf beetles, the most diverse herbivores on Earth. They showed that symbioses with bacteria have evolved repeatedly and independently in different ...

Beetles are the most diverse group of organisms on the planet, so you shouldn’t be surprised to find many different kinds thriving in your garden. Here’s how to separate the good, the bad, and the ...

With more than 50,000 described species, the leaf beetle family is distributed worldwide and represents about a quarter of the species diversity of ...

A doctoral student's backyard discovery has turned into a scientific breakthrough - the newly discovered dung beetle, named ...

"So many people worked to preserve the pine barrens," said one fire manager, "and along comes an insect the size of a grain of rice to wipe it all out." ...

From charismatic macrofauna to tiny sea squirts, here are some species formally identified by scientists in 2024.

The invasive emerald ash borer, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was first found in the United States in ...

Invasive species researchers are heralding a dip in the City of Vancouver's Japanese beetle population as a win after ...