When a man in his mid-50s living in New Delhi, India first noticed some mild irritation in his right eye, he figured it would pass. But after it persisted for ten days, he thought back to an unlucky ...

A new, simple scanning system can create precise 3D models of insects in color. The system uses off-the-shelf equipment, including a camera and a computer, to obtain detailed, true-color 3D images of ...

BURBANK, Calif. -- Tim Plunkett, of Woodland Hills, takes turmeric to reduce inflammation, but a recent report on what else might be in the bottle turned his stomach. "The sample that they found, I ...

Meet a katydid that sounds like a bird and is as big as one too! It's even able to modulate its call to avoid attracting bats ...

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

Existing only within six square miles on the island of Oʻahu, scientists say it may be one of the strangest and most threatened species ever found Rubinoff lab, Entomology Section, University of ...

Nobody wants to find insect parts, rat hairs, mouse poop or maggots in their food. But the Food and Drug Administration does allows low levels of these nasty things along with a bunch of other icky ...

A report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says insects offer a huge potential for improving the world's food security. Peter Menzel, co-author of Man Eating Bugs, describes some ...

Tiny insect parts could irritate digestive tract, might make kids refuse to eat. Sept. 23, 2010— -- Abbott Laboratories is voluntarily recalling up to 5 million containers of its popular powdered ...