These tiny black bugs are springtails, known colloquially as snow fleas and scientifically as Collembola, according to ...

Bugs are scary. But at least we can take solace in the fact that they’re small, right? Well, the goliath stick insect might have something to say about that assumption. Watch this video, if you dare.

A record number of invasive Asian hornets were spotted last year, with three separate sightings across Surrey. The insect, also known as a yellow-legged hornet, is a harmful invasive species ...

Asian hornet sightings within the UK appear to be on the rise, with record numbers spotted last year. New evidence found in 2026, is now indicating these bee-killing pests have spread further across ...

The insect, also known as a yellow-legged hornet, is a harmful invasive species originating from east Asia and was first ...

The diversity of water strider species apparently developed as early as the Cretaceous period, much earlier than previously ...

The diversity of water strider species apparently developed as early as the Cretaceous period, much earlier than previously thought. SNSB researchers have succeeded in clarifying the phylogenetic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we read an email from a listener who, as a kid, shared a fun fact with her classroom: polar bears have black skin. Her teacher not only told her she was wrong ...