The massive cicada invasion has already made national headlines this year. Here are some fun facts you may not know.

An enzyme found in fruit fly testes could control bugs that carry disease and harm crops by stunting their ability to procreate.

For the first time in more than 200 years, two broods of cicadas will emerge from the ground at the same time. Here's what you should know.

The discovery of how insects can tell different sugars apart could one day help humans mimic that ability, researchers say.

Pollution degrades the chemicals wildflowers give off that help nighttime pollinators find them, researchers report.

Researchers have found a species of ant so rare that only a handful of records exist from across the entire eastern US.

A new analysis of head lice genetic diversity suggests that the parasites came to the Americas twice.

A newly discovered beetle gets its name from the beer Carlsberg, thanks to its distinctly shaped penis that resembles a bottle opener.

Researchers may have solved the mystery of how caterpillars got their chubby abdominal "prolegs."

An experiment in the wake of Hurricane Harvey shows how species can evolve instantly when they move in response to a climate catastrophe.