University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers identified 10 new species and seven new groups (genera) of Hawaiian leaf-roller moths. While new species are frequently discovered, the description of a new ...

Bugs like the spotted lanternfly or tiger mosquito are invasive in many regions and cause chaos in ecosystems. They push out native species, destroy habitats, and deplete resources. But the study also ...

Prague Zoo has successfully bred the Lord Howe Island stick insect (dryococelus australis), considered the heaviest flightless insect in the world. Adults can grow up to 15 centimetres long and are ...

The Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) is one of the most dreaded insects to have invaded North America and parts of Europe. Accidentally introduced to the United States in the early twentieth ...

An 11-inch millipede not seen since the 19th century has been rediscovered in Madagascar's rainforest.

A century-old millipede mystery ends as scientists rediscover an 11-inch species in Madagascar, along with 20 other species.

A beetle that lays eggs inside the bark of trees has killed six baobab trees in Oman for the first time. Urgent measures are needed to stop it spreading to Africa.

If you’ve noticed unusual bumps that look like tiny “horns” or brown spots on the leaves of your oak tree this winter, you’re ...

A giant millipede thought ‘lost to science' since 1897 has been found alive - one of 21 rediscoveries in Madagascar.

The Western Ghats, an ancient mountain range in India, boasts exceptional biodiversity and a high level of endemism. This ...

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers identified 10 new species and seven new groups of Hawaiian leaf-roller moths. While new species are frequently discovered, the description of a new genus of ...