Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

A once-abundant beetle that heralded Costa Rica’s rainy season is on the brink of extinction, raising alarms among scientists and conservationists alike. Costa Rican scientists are sounding the alarm ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Two researchers with the University of Memphis announced Monday that they have rediscovered an insect believed to have gone extinct, and last seen before the turn of the millennium.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

Scientists have managed to find a rare insect after it supposedly went extinct more than two decades ago. The Behningia baei, a species of mayfly that hasn't been seen since 2002, were rediscovered in ...

Humans have wiped out hundreds of species — with many more on the brink or experiencing large declines in population. Some scientists have argued that we have entered a “sixth mass extinction” event ...

Invertebrates, including insects, are poorly represented on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List. The Red List, the world's most comprehensive information source on ...