An 82-year-old man from Australia with a lifelong passion for fossils but no formal training in paleontology has helped ...

Scientists who sequenced the genome of the Antarctic midge suspect the genome’s small size -- the smallest in insects described to date -- can probably be explained by the midge’s adaptation to its ...

Small insects that inhabit some of the most remote parts of the United States are sending a strong message about climate change. New research suggests that changes in midge communities in some of ...

Nick Teets (left) and Leslie Potts (right) on a 2018 trip to Antarctica. The two are now part of an international research team, being led by Teets, that are going to study Antarctic midges, which are ...

As millions pour every year into the Crown of the Continent — outfitted perhaps for any variety of Montanan adventure — one retired biochemist equipped with little more than a sharp putty-knife has ...

Entomologists in Bradford County have confirmed the first official case of a new invasive species in Pennsylvania, a tiny insect known as the swede midge. Measuring just 1/16th of an inch, the pests ...

Summer is almost here, and the bugs are arriving, too: The warmer weather has brought new concerns about midges, ticks and much-disdained spotted lanternflies. Here’s what to know about possible ...