How has offspring dependence on parents evolved over the course of evolution? Researchers at the University of Bayreuth, in ...

This beetle may look insignificant, but its chemical defenses make it an animal predators quickly learn to avoid. Rather than ...

Scientists have named a newly discovered beetle genus after the anime character Luffy. This tribute stems from the insects' unusually long and slender body parts. Two new species, Luffy schillhammeri ...

A zookeeper shows off an American burying beetle at the St. Louis Zoo. Their staff is working to conserve this threatened species. American burying beetles bring dead animals underground, turn them ...

Explore the incredible transformation of a mealworm beetle as it emerges from its pupal stage in this captivating time-lapse ...

A diabolical ironclad beetle can withstand the crushing force of 39,000 times its own body weight. Purdue University/Erin Easterling The diabolical ironclad is not a notorious Civil War-era battleship ...

Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists have discovered a virus that caused a nationwide die-off of superworms, a common food for birds, reptiles, other pets and, more and more so, even for humans ...

Big, green and notoriously bad at flying, figeater beetles are taking over Los Angeles this month. Here’s why the clumsy ...

A tiny Asia-origin beetle that has devastated ash forests in North America has been detected in the European Union for the first time in Hungary and Slovakia, authorities said. Slovakia's Agricultural ...

One of the most destructive forest pests in North America has made its way to Washington. Here's what to know.