Antique insect collections became exceedingly popular in the 1800s and early 1900s. They were often built as working ...

Century-old museum specimens hold clues to how global climate change will affect a common insect pest that can weaken and kill trees -- and the news is not good. "Recent studies found that scale ...

Maine artist Mike Libby transforms insects in golden works of art in his Insect Lab. After collecting and posing specimens from around the globe, Libby adds antique pocket-watch parts like gears and ...

Thousands of preserved bug specimens from around the world have made their way to UMass Lowell to help enhance the study of insects. Biological Sciences Asst. Prof. Christina Kwapich is the new ...

A first-of-its-kind study used herbarium specimens to track insect herbivory across more than a century, and found that, across four species -- shagbark hickory (Carya ovata), swamp white oak (Quercus ...

Here’s why the invasive Asian giant hornet’s identification is actually a scientific success story. Abigail Eisenstadt The Asian Giant Hornet, Vespa mandarinia, can grow up to two inches long and is a ...

The Perot Museum of Nature and Science has opened The Bug Lab, an exhibition organizers say will transform you into the size of a bug with larger-than-life models and interactive learning stations. "I ...

A new species of beetle has become the 150,000th specimen registered on the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD's ...

Seems you either love steampunk, or hate it - but you can't help but admire this. While at GeekDad in the past we've enjoyed sharing the different mods people have made to their desktops and laptops ...