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Animals Kenya

23. January 2026

Maggots Could Become a Powerful New Protein Source

Kenya is showing how black soldier fly larvae can transform food waste into a highly efficient, low-impact protein source, opening the door to more sustainable nutrition for animals and potentially humans.

Animals

Animals Peru

9. January 2026

These Bees Gain Their First Legal “Right to Exist”

Peru has granted legal rights to native stingless bees, recognising their right to exist and thrive and marking the first time insects have received such protection anywhere.

Environment

Environment Ecuador

22. October 2025

Prehistoric Insects and Plants Newly Discovered!

A stunning discovery has revealed 112-million-year-old insects and plants preserved in amber found in Ecuador — the first of its kind ever uncovered in South America.

Animals

Common hoverfly (Eupeodes corollae) adult insect feeding on garden flower in summer, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Animals England

29. March 2025

A Hoverfly Haven Is in the Works

Through the creation of a “beeline” to protect Britain’s hoverflies, Bristol could become the pollinator capital of the country, thus ensuring the survival of the insect crucially vital for food security.

Animals

Animals Singapore

10. September 2024

Yummy Insects on the Table: Bon Appétit !

In an effort to boost food security within its borders, diversify food sources, and decrease its dependence on imports, the city-state of Singapore has approved the addition of 16 types of insects as food.

Animals

Ornithologist Francesca Rossi holds a newborn female Attacus lorquinii at the greenhouse of the Museo delle Scienze

Animals Tanzania

18. June 2024

How Butterfly Forests Help in Conservation Action

Scientists are using butterflies and butterfly forests to better understand climate change and insect population loss in Tanzania.

Animals

Animals USA

10. January 2024

Fruits and Veggies Saved from Invasive Fruit Flies

When two invasive fruit fly species were discovered and threatened crops in California, the United States, authorities decided to release two million sterile male fruit flies to eradicate the winged nuisance.

Animals

Animals England

18. October 2023

With Natural Habitat Restored, Rare Moth Is Thriving

In Kent, southeastern England, farmers have restored the chalk grassland habitat home to the endangered and rare black-veined moths, leading to a peak in the number of the winged insect since the project started a decade ago.

Animals

Animals The World

23. March 2023

Take a Look at This Super-Detailed Map of an Insect’s Brain

After 12 years of efforts, a team of neuroscientists managed to create a detailed map of an insect - marking it the most complex map of a whole brain ever made - in the hopes of better understanding how the animal (and by extension, the human)…

Technology

Technology Israel

27. January 2023

Sniffing Device: Combine Nature with Tech, and the Sky’s the Limit!

A team of scientists affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel has developed a biohybrid sensing device that combines electronics and the olfactory powers of the desert locust, an insect equipped with a highly sensitive antenna.