A: The short answer is that these small black bugs in the house that aren’t fruit flies could be a number of different types of insects, from gnats to ants to flies. While gnat bugs are technically a ...

The Natural History Museum of Denmark houses a unique collection of 70,000 pieces of amber from various time periods.

A fossilized ant and fly preserved in 99-million-year-old amber have revealed one of the oldest known examples of parasitic ...

A warmer climate has begun to take hold in the state of Washington, bringing in new hordes of gnats. Black flies, also known as buffalo gnats, can cause irritated, itchy bites but do not typically ...

When you hear the word "gnat," images of tiny bugs may buzz around your brain. While you might have a certain flying foe in mind, "gnat" refers to more than one species. In fact, there are many ...

Many plants and crops rely on insects to pollinate them so they can reproduce. A new study has shown that several flowering plants from the group Euonymus are pollinated by fungus gnats, a dipteran ...

Passing through a cloud of gnats on a walk is no fun. Learn how to avoid these tiny flyers in, and outside of, your home. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) Gnats are annoying little critters. They ...

Q: I keep seeing small black flying bugs in my house but they’re not fruit flies. What type of bug could they be, and how do I get rid of them? A: The short answer is that these small black bugs in ...