It's small and discreet.

Three hundred million years ago, dragonfly-like creatures with wingspans stretching 70 centimeters patrolled the skies of a world nothing like our own. These griffinflies, as paleontologists call ...

Unlike most bugs, snow flies thrive in the cold—thanks to a baffling mix of genetic kinks that scientists never expected to ...

Phantom crane flies change the angle of their splayed legs to increase or reduce drag, helping them navigate varying winds.

When my house suddenly filled with flies two years ago, I didn’t know how to handle the problem. I made sure every screen was secure, thoroughly cleaned my house to make sure there was nothing out to ...

SAN ANTONIO — Are you noticing a lot of bugs that look like giant mosquitos flying around outside your home? These insects look like colossal mosquitos combined with daddy longlegs, but they're not ...

While understanding this most-common of insects is a reward unto itself, this research will also change how scientists design essential search and rescue robots. Insects (including common flies) are ...

Scientists rethink why giant insects once ruled the skies, finding oxygen may not explain their size or disappearance.

The insects, identified as a type of black fly common to the region’s riverine foothills, are appearing in numbers far higher ...