When we think of space travelers, we imagine humans in space suits, not flying insects; yet, the first travelers to survive space flight were not astronauts, but fruit flies. In 1947, a small capsule ...

Space travel has always pushed the boundaries of human exploration, but what about the food that sustains astronauts on these long journeys? As researchers turn to unconventional options, insects are ...

European scientists are exploring an unconventional yet promising solution to sustain astronauts on long-duration space missions: insects. The European Space Agency (ESA) has teamed up with food, ...

When you look up into the sky and realize that approximately 99.85 percent of the mass of the solar system is concentrated in the sun, it makes all of Earth's creatures—including us humans—look pretty ...

The biodiversity of bugs serves as a planetary early warning system. But tracking their numbers takes big thinking. It’s dark. Vegetal decay hangs thick in the air, trapped beneath the rotting innards ...

Insects may sometimes seem like a scourge on humanity, but without them, our lives would look very different. The quintillions of insects that inhabit our world help feed us, clothe us and have ...