Newly discovered insect fossils are so small they can barely be seen by the human eye but have been preserved in an ...

One of the most fundamental questions in biology is whether the actions of humans can directly cause evolutionary changes in ...

Of all the bugs New Zealanders could have selected to win an international competition, they chose neither the prettiest, nor the most useful. The NZ velvet worm won this year’s New Zealand Bug ...

It’s hoped that through competitions like Bug of the Year, greater awareness will be brought to velvet worms and other bugs in New Zealand, spurring us on to learn even more about them – even ...

The Perot Museum’s “Bug Lab” exhibit spotlights insect science and bio-inspired innovation with immersive, family-friendly ...

"There are 14,000 insects in New Zealand and 90 per cent are found nowhere else in the world," she says. "Discovery of these minute fossils tells us this group of insects has been in Aotearoa New ...

Of all the bugs New Zealanders could have selected to win an international competition, they chose neither the prettiest, nor the most useful. The NZ velvet worm won this year’s New Zealand Bug ...