INSECTS

They join the rest of the European Union in the effort to save the insects.

Even famous artists can't escape the realities of painting in nature.

The dreaded critters may hitchhike from hotel to home in your suitcase full of dirty clothes.

It's hard to pick a favorite from these off-the-wall studies exploring topics like whether cats can be both solid and liquid, the physics of walking backwards with coffee, and the brain activity of people who are grossed out by cheese.

We’re talking hummingbirds, not eagles, but still.

The South American palm weevil is eating palms' hearts out.

Look out for the bull's-eye.

Jelly beans are shiny because they're coated in shellac, which is a resin that's secreted by the female lac bug (laccifer lacca) after it drinks the sap of trees.

4. They rarely go to crime scenes.

One city reported vermin in 2 out of 5 households.

Maggot therapy is making a comeback.

Drosophila melanogaster may seem like nothing more than a nuisance when your fruit gets too ripe, but medical research owes a great deal to this tiny little menace.