Both plans will likely fail in the Senate later this week. With the deadline to address expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits fast approaching, Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced ...

Researchers have unearthed South America’s first amber deposits containing ancient insects in an Ecuadorian quarry, offering a rare 112-million-year-old glimpse into life on the supercontinent ...

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

A long-term study in Colorado reveals that insect populations are plummeting even in remote, undisturbed areas. Over two decades, flying insect abundance dropped by more than 70%, closely linked to ...

Flying insect populations are plummeting even in remote, undisturbed ecosystems, raising fears that climate change may be playing a greater role than previously understood. The study, conducted by ...

Insects, the largest, most diversified group of invertebrate animals in the world, can be found in nearly every habitat and ecosystem. From the agile praying mantis to the massive Goliath beetle, to ...

Q: I wonder if you could help us. We have two holly bushes in our front garden (western exposure) and they seem to be afflicted with a parasite or maybe a fungus (see reader's photo). Are you able to ...

In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new species of stick insect they believe is the heaviest ever found in the country ...

Education technology companies are increasingly promoting artificial intelligence as a way to save teachers’ time—especially when it comes to lesson planning. But when it comes to crafting engaging ...

During the warmer months, bug bites — like sunburns — are sometimes an unfortunate consequence of spending time outdoors. But bites from mosquitoes, ticks and other insects can be much more than just ...

Cicadas are poised to return at some point in the spring of 2025, potentially bringing billions of bugs to neighborhoods across the eastern United States. The group of cicadas set to appear has been ...

Their ultimate goal is to protect the queen and their honey production. Since these bees are kept in an apiary, it could explain their unusual behavior. Protecting bees is intrinsic to their nature, ...