Most insects have two pairs of wings, but some — including fleas ... Insects have hearts, but they look very different from human hearts. Insects have what scientists call an open circulatory system, ...

They're surprisingly fuzzy. Each wing looks like a mini-masterpiece of stained-glass art, in orange, black, and white.

Warm temperatures, not just predator pressure, may favor luna moths’ long bat-fooling streamers, a geographic analysis of iNaturalist pics shows.

A pair of large moths, which are the size of a human hand, were recently observed mating just hours after hatching at the ...

Another cicada invasion is here. The large Brood XIV, which emerges every 17 years, is making for a spectacular natural event ...

Another cicada invasion is here. The large Brood XIV, which emerges every 17 years, is making for a spectacular natural event as billions of periodical cicadas emerge across parts of the Eastern U.S., ...

The transparency of insect wings represents a marvel of natural engineering ... This membrane is often only a few micrometers thick—thinner than a human hair. The remarkable clarity comes from the ...

Birds come in a wide variety of colors. Some feature relatively dull plumage, while others sport brightly colored feathers.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning weekly covering West Marin, including the towns of Point Reyes Station, Inverness, Bolinas, Stinson Beach, Marshall, Nicasio, Lagunitas, Woodacre, San Geronimo, Forest Knolls, ...

Using the age-old tradition of South Asian metallic embroidery — something once reserved only for the clothing of royals — Shakeel creates a map of human existence ... materials like old steel and dry ...