insects
Bugs are people, too
Common insects get the close-up treatment, revealing more depth than may be expected
Here come the murder hornets, the Western honeybee’s worst nightmare
Conrad Bérubé has already taken down one nest of the aggressive hornets that can wipe out defenceless honeybees. And he’ll go to war again.
The mosquito has killed billions and changed our DNA—and it’s going to get worse
There is very little of our history the insect has not touched and a warming planet means it will expand its territory
Are those edible bugs actually sustainable?
Just as eating bugs takes off, a new controversy: Are they ethically sourced?
Photo essay: A bug’s life
Thanks to a high-quality camera, the insect world is in clearer focus than ever before
U.S. East Coast prepares for buzzing cicada invasion
The air over parts of the eastern United States will soon be thick with buzzing cicadas, winged insects that emerge from underground to breed once every 17 years.
Brace for ladybugs with a real bite this summer
They’re not the nice, harmless variety we’re used to
Computer software? I’m not that kind of a nerd.
Microsoft Excel used to be just a button on my taskbar. Or one I sometimes accidentally clicked.
Using bugs as weapons
From hurling beehives to maggot bombs, death comes in small packages