Researchers have long used bugs in complex homicide and death investigations, but new tech aims to make it much easier.

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Insect smuggling rarely grabs headlines, yet it has real consequences. The trades draw far less public concern than big‑animal crime.

At a remote field station in Louisiana, scientists study the insects that arrive within minutes of death. Each maggot and ...

California has a way of exaggerating things—mountains, deserts, and egos. But its insects? They take excess to another level.

An AI tool trained on chemical signatures from corpse-eating insects may help determine time and place of death for victims of violent crimes.

Everyone loves fireflies, the famous light-emitting insects that flit through gardens on summer evenings! They form the ...

Car parks filled, binoculars lifted and message groups lit up as Yorkshire skies drew watchers from towns hours away. The ...

Cockroaches are highly adaptable pests found worldwide, with over 50 species in the US. They thrive in warm, humid ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says someone in Des Moines County found an adult spotted lanternfly ...

Six agencies use automated asset discovery tools to identify servers, but none had configured these tools to scan their ...

Many birds share habitats and traits with ducks, leading to confusion for birdwatchers. This article highlights six species, ...