WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh glimpse into life on Earth at a time when flowering plants ...

A Bolivian who claimed to have been missing in the Amazon rainforest alone for a month on Tuesday recounted eating insects and worms, collecting water in his boots and drinking his own urine to stay ...

One might think that hundreds of insects gnawing away at a tree would be destructive to the local biodiversity of an environment. A local grasshopper on a tree in the Amazon rainforest. (Courtesy of ...

Tiny frog-like leafhoppers in Uganda's Kibale National Park are revealing secrets of rainforest survival. These small insects, with their unique camouflage and jumping abilities, highlight how subtle ...

A new study collected tens of thousands of insects from the rainforest canopy in the Brazilian Amazon and found that 60% of the specimens occur at a height of 8 meters (26 feet) and higher. Most of ...

A new study finds that high in rainforest trees, insects live in ecosystems that vary wildly from the forest floor on up. Trapped at eight meters (26 feet) above the ground, this yet-to-be-named ...

Most entomologists study life on the ground. Instead, these scientists looked up—and found a staggering diversity of new creatures. Iridescent orchid bees, tropical cousins of bumblebees and honeybees ...

In a newly published four-part series, Mongabay takes a deep dive into the science behind the so-called “Insect Apocalypse,” recently reported in the mainstream media. To create the series, Mongabay ...