NANNING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- In a simple brick house in Dacai Township, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the floor was blanketed with a thick layer of fresh green mulberry leaves. On ...

Last Friday in Jupiter I knelt beside a pool pump looking for ant trails when my client yanked a dark speck from her ponytail and whispered, “Tell me that isn’t a flea.” I’ve heard the same gasp from ...

Update, Oct. 21, 2025 at 1:17 pm ET: Live Science has learned that Iceland is no longer mosquito-free. Three mosquitoes — two females and one male — were found in the garden of a private residence ...

We depend on insects in many ways for producing food for the world’s population. They pollinate our crop plants, break down decaying plant and animal matter, and are natural pest controllers. We also ...