Scientists Discover When Beetles Became Prolific
Scientists reconstruct the evolutionary tree of beetles with the help of mathematical models
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We Should Be Eating More Insects and Using Their Waste to Grow Crops
Scientists argue this approach could enhance plant growth, health, pollination, and resilience
Student’s Device Enables Researchers to Easily Track Elusive Insects
New device helps show that insect activity is more complex than first assumed
While Some Insects Are Declining, Others Might Be Thriving
Large-scale study finds only weak trend correlations between different insect groups sharing the same habitat
Zoologist Solves the 100-Year-Old Mystery of the Floating Phantom Midge
Phantom midges use changes in pH level of their air-sac walls for buoyancy control
History of Insect Invasions Offer Insight into the Future
Invasion by Hemiptera insects suggests that increased trade might offset the effects of improved biosecurity
Kelp, Maggots, and Mycoprotein Could Be Our Food Future
Researchers say that global malnutrition could be eradicated by farming foods including spirulina, chlorella, larvae of insects, mycoprotein, and macro-algae
Larvae Could Become New Alternative Protein Source for Humans
Recent research outlines barriers to eating climate-friendly black soldier fly larvae as a protein alternative for humans
Scientists Reconstruct Beetles from the Cretaceous
International research team gains new insights into the evolution of fossil beetles
Researchers Extract DNA from Resin-Embedded Insects
An international team has now detected DNA from ambrosia beetles that were trapped in recent tree resin for less than seven years