insects, Tag

The Metamorphosis of the Montreal Insectarium is a project by Kuehn Malvezzi, Pelletier de Fontenay and Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architects, along with landscape architects Atelier le Balto...

By Jo Nova The headline is a PsyOp all on its own. You didn’t know you were not allowed to eat crickets and powdered mealworm larvae before. Rejoice in a freedom won:

Plants communicate through organic volatile compounds that signal to pollinators that a flower awaits them. But ozone pollution is coming between plant and pollinator, according to a new study.[...]

Thanks in part to a sports nutrition craze, the global insect protein market may reach 3.3 billion dollars by 2027. A new report projects growth of 32.7% over the next five years.[...]

It’s futuristic, yet functional — a bit creepy and a whole lot innovative. The Inxect Suit addresses two key concerns of the future: food insecurity and the toxic effects of plastic waste. How? With mealworms and a special...

Researchers have established that climate change and harmful agricultural practices have almost halved the number of insects on the planet. According to a study published in "Nature" by researchers from the University College...

Lancaster University researchers say sowing wildflowers alongside panels would have benefits for farmers who rely on pollinators

Ecosystem collapse is as much a threat as the climate crisis, but valuing nature will help us meet both these challenges

Scheme that uses locally harvested woodchip to heat homes of retired sailors yields biodiversity benefits

Tobias Trübenbacher, a design student from Berlin, has created a wind-powered lamp post that uses an integrated wind rotor to generate energy and a motion detection system to create an insect-friendly light spectrum.[...]

On Wednesday, officials at the Washington state department of agriculture (WSDA) said they had destroyed the first "murder hornet" nest of the season. The nest was located near the town of Blaine along the Canadian border....

As a result of the Our Energy Our Landscape design challenge, Dutch design studio VenhoevenCS, landscape architecture agency DS Landschapsarchitecten and solar energy firm Studio Solarix have developed the Butterfly Effect,...

Spotted lanternflies are extremely cool-looking bugs, with polka-dotted wings in shades of red, black and beige that make them resemble paper lanterns...

A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science shows that dragonflies are losing key features due to climate change...

The lifecycle of a cicada is a journey like no other species experiences. Reproduction requires 17 years underground, the perfect temperature and a whole lot of noise. If you live in the eastern part of the United States,...