Flies carrying disease-causing microbes will likely contaminate the food they touch, but different factors determine whether ...

These trout flies are the ones we all love to hate, but we can't quite break up with. That means the problem is you.

By eating the invasive tree of heaven, lanternflies take in bitter compounds that help them fend off hungry birds.

Other birds are edible too. Pigeons have likely been consumed for thousands of years, for example, while geese may have been ...

It’s 30 years since daily Eurostar services began whisking visitors to Belgium’s capital — and the city known for Tintin and ...

A recent graduate of the University of Minnesota, Nina started at CNET writing breaking news stories before shifting to covering Security Security and other government benefit programs. In her spare ...

Insects can be a safe option for space travel as they require less land, water and feed than traditional livestock.

Over the past few months, invasive spotted lanternflies have emerged in massive numbers across Maryland. Originating in Asia, the spotted lanternfly is an invasive pest that feeds on a variety of ...

What if the smallest details of how you talk, eat, and laugh revealed more about your upbringing than you ever realized?

After a decades-long hiatus, new world screwworm populations have surged in Central America and Mexico — and are inching northward.

A bed bug’s diet consist of blood – including humans, bats, birds, rodents, pets and all warm-blooded animals. Discover which ...

This summer, a small number of invasive Mediterranean fruit flies were detected in San Jose. In response, the state started ...