Insects provide protection, sanitation and even shelter to vertebrates, making them a priority for conservation efforts ...

Insects and spiders are important elements in the food webs of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. With declines in their biodiversity, the food supply for birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians and small ...

While insects provide an essential food source for many vertebrate species, they're more than just a protein-laden snack. Chimpanzees use them to sterilize wounds, and herons use them as fishing bait.

(Beyond Pesticides, November 19, 2025) In the book, Biological Control Systems and Climate Change, published this month, Danilo Russo, PhD—a speaker during the first session of our 42nd National Forum ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 10, 2024) Results from a natural experiment, published in Science, shows ecosystem disruption of bat populations with cascading impacts on human health. Eyal Frank, PhD, ...

A new review in Nature Reviews Biodiversity documents how vertebrates from sloths to chimpanzees rely on insects for food, ...

Researchers have published new findings on how leaf-eating insects affect forest ecosystems worldwide. Researchers are aware of how large herbivores cycle nutrients in forests. They know much less, ...

About 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, on Nishinoshima in the Ogasawara Islands, an ecosystem is currently being rebuilt from ...

The Earth in the Cretaceous period. A new existence began to appear in the plant world that had existed until then. That ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Flying insect populations are plummeting even in remote, undisturbed ...

While a lot of people are probably squeamish or downright scared when it comes to insects, there are also those who are fascinated with them. Young kids who spend a lot of time outdoors most likely ...

A conversation with a city official provided perfect timing for conversation about the environment, particularly insects. The official downplayed my disappointment regarding a Stacy Park project that ...