You most likely knew that your state had an official bird, but did you know that it had an official insect too? It's true! According to Smithsonian, California was the first state to adopt a state ...

Asian lady beetles spend their winter indoors, which can bring headaches to homeowners. Here's how to prevent them in your ...

The familiar velvet-brown wings of the mourning cloak butterfly, rimmed with sunny yellow edges and bright blue spots, were a sight that once marked the onset of mud season in New Hampshire. In recent ...

Ginny Mitchell's passion for bugs is almost infectious. "I have one of the hardest jobs on the planet. My job is to get people to like an animal that most people hate. But we want everybody to love ...

South Carolina, as well as other states, is known to have a number of state icons, from birds to butterflies and fish. The Palmetto State also has an insect. That’s right. South Carolina has an ...

Democrats in the state House of Representatives are sending legislation to the state Senate to protect pollinators and other ...

AMES, Iowa — The Iowa State Insect Zoo has been struggling with its budget for several years. Last Tuesday, it was announced that the Insect Zoo would be closing. “It was kind of a shock for me so we ...

The more we study sentience among nonhuman animals (animals) the more species are added to the sentience arena—the biodiversity of sentience is forever growing—and ethical questions about pain and ...

South Carolina, as well as any other state, is known to have a number of state icons, from birds to butterflies and fish. The Palmetto state also has an insect. That’s right. South Carolina has an ...