Like mountain pine beetles, fire is native to western forests, and it’s as important as rain to their health. It nourishes soil, spreads seeds, creates openings for sunlight, ensures habitat for ...

In today's terrestrial ecosystems, most bioluminescent organisms belong to the order Coleoptera (beetles), particularly the ...

SINGAPORE - This year, Singapore logged the island’s first record of a giant click beetle and the second sighting of a rare emerald green cockroach – one of two kinds of cockroaches in the ...

Researchers have developed a tiny wireless camera that is light enough to be carried by live beetles. The team at the University of Washington in the US drew inspiration from the insects to create ...

The diabolical ironclad beetle is one tough critter, as its name might suggest. Equipped with super-tough body armour, the insect can survive being stamped on or even run over by a car.