When we think about creatures skimming across water, images of birds landing or frogs leaping come to mind. But some of ...

Like my friend Angie, my father was a golfer. He played at the renowned Sweeten’s Cove Golf Club course when it was not so renowned. A little swimming pool, a questionable snack bar, and a suspect ...

The phrase, “Don’t let the bed bugs bite,” has become less of a nursery rhyme and more of a cautionary tale, as these resilient pests have made a strong return across the United States. Bed bugs ...

The dreaded norovirus—the "vomiting bug" that often causes stomach flu symptoms—is climbing again in California, and doctors warn that a new subvariant could make even more people sick this season. In ...

PROVIDENCE — Forget the lighting of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. In Rhode Island, the holiday season begins with the lighting of the Big Blue Bug. Sure, the ball drop in Times Square can ...

Most chefs work with butter, herbs and maybe a little spice. Alexandra Lambert works with crickets — and loves every minute of it. As an entomologist at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans, Lambert ...

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 ...

Jeffrey is a freelance features writer at Collider. He is an MPA-accredited entertainment journalist and a Tomatometer-approved critic based in the LA area. He graduated from the University of Texas ...

Insects are extremely fascinating creatures. Stick bugs are among the most interesting, given their amazing camouflage and appearance. Like other insects, stick bugs also change skin, or molt, as they ...

One of the coolest things about Half-Life 2 is its physics engine, but as anyone who has played a physics-based game will know, even the best-in-class tech is prone to quirks here and there. Valve's ...

Humans have been eating insects for millennia, but despite the uncomfortable feelings a bug-based diet might evoke in cultures not used to their consumption, they could form a vital part of future ...

Two Carnival Cruise Line guests are suing the company over an alleged bed bug infestation in their cabin earlier this year. Maryland residents Catherine Shockley and William Maycock found red marks on ...