Are insects edible and are there any benefits to chowing down on invertebrates? Here's what you might want to consider

If humans are ever going to live on the red planet, they're going to have to bring bugs with them.

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Shayla Love writes about new research that highlights the possibility that insects may be sentient, and considers how that might change how we view and treat them.

Social learning among bumblebees suggests animal culture might be 'widespread'

Insects don't have time to laze about—that's probably why we say someone is "as busy as a bee." But would an overfed and underactive bug find itself putting on weight like we do? We put this question to insect expert Erlend Sild.

Ariella Elovic illustrates a humorous comic about various dating prospects as insects.

The efficiency of the postal system and generosity of local experts played important roles in the advancement of entomology in eighteenth-century France.

YouTuber Max Fosh has made the rounds here at Boing Boing a couple of times, and not for nothing. Whether it's hiring the SAS for a game of paintball or…

Invisibly to us, insects and other tiny creatures use static electricity to travel, avoid predators, collect pollen, and more. New experiments explore how evolution may have influenced this phenomenon.

Producing meat pollutes and requires a lot of space and resources (water, grains…). To protect the planet, we must therefore find new sources of protein. One of the solutions is to replace, at least partially, meat by insects.

Even as gas prices soar, most people don't destroy their car's engine just to save energy—and that's one luxury certain insects have that those humans don't.

From moths the size of your hand to beetles that can snap through pencils, these giant insects give will make your skin crawl.

It is not clear whether the practice has medicinal benefit, or is merely a cultural practice among chimpanzees.

Climate-conscious cooking means getting creative.

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Insects have surprisingly rich inner lives—a revelation that has wide-ranging ethical implications

New generations of insects are devouring Earth's forests. Humans helped breed them—can we help stop them?

Flies, wasps and mosquitoes struggle with their image, and you rarely meet people who whoop excitedly or start smiling when they see one. But have you ever met anyone who doesn't like ladybirds?

If I didn't know these were fern spores, I'd think I was looking at a mountain of squirming insects. It's freaky and mesmerizing to watch! The video embedded below explains why…