Describing new species can take decades. But scientists are working to identify new ways to speed up our understanding of ...

Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright colors: shiny blue, red, orange, leaf green and transparent flecked with gold. They’re ...

Diet played a key role in the evolution of the vast beetle family tree Lesley Evans Ogden, Knowable Magazine Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they ...

BERKELEY — Scientists are naming a rare species of beetle in honor of former California Gov. Jerry Brown after finding one at his ranch. Bembidion brownorum was last seen in 1966, but it hadn’t been ...

Beetles are part of the Coleoptera family of insects. There are 400,000 species worldwide, including the big black beetle found in the house or in the yard. Beetles have been around for over 270 ...

The life of a stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) is short and dramatic. Their mating rituals, as seen in this YouTube video, are ...

A beetle that has been neither here, there nor everywhere since 1966 has been rediscovered after more than half a century. KIP WILL: This one, when I pulled it out, I said, well, that doesn't look ...

Insects become pests for a number of reasons. They can invade your home, eat your plants, and endanger your family’s health. Blister beetles are an example of a pest that’s dangerous to both your ...

Tiny worm towers may rely on invasive beetles for transport, according to a study investigating hitchhiking nematodes in ...