Insect21 Mar 2025Elephants hate bees – here's how that helps humansIn Kenya, farmers are turning bees into unexpected helpers to keep elephants off their crops21 Mar 2025Future4 Feb 2025How bug poo can help reverse the soil crisisThese tiny soldiers can eat four times their own weight in organic waste – and turn it into sustainable fertiliser.4 Feb 2025Future26 Sep 2024A warmer, sicker world: The march of the mosquitoWest Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), malaria and dengue are gaining new ground in the US. The mosquitoes that carry these diseases are thriving in a warming world.26 Sep 2024Future2 Sep 2024Air pollutions turns bees' world upside downContaminated air is not only bad for us, it can also disrupt bees' highly attuned senses for finding flowers.2 Sep 2024Future4 May 2024The gardeners allowing insects to eat their plantsRenegade gardeners across the world are embracing a new philosophy: gardening that prioritises insects, not plants.4 May 2024Future1 May 2024This rare cicada emergence last happened in 1803Two broods of cicadas have started emerging simultaneously for the first time in 200 years. It's loud, messy and very interesting.1 May 2024Future24 Apr 2024The insects that can digest plastic as foodWriggling critters armed with enzymes can break down plastics that would otherwise take decades, or even centuries to degrade.24 Apr 2024Future31 Mar 2024The insects behind the clocks going forwardAs Europe's clocks move forward, daylight hours extend into the evening. For one early proponent, this had a key advantage: more time to hang out with bugs.31 Mar 2024Future15 Feb 2024'Moth to a flame': Science debunks an old theoryScientists finally understand why insects gather around light.15 Feb 2024Future...
