Explore the black beauty stick insect, a rare nocturnal insect from Peru with striking features and unique defenses.

Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the world. They also play a vital role in the functioning of all of the earth's ecosystems. In fact, there are more than 900,000 different species of ...

Rare and endangered animals are often hidden away in hard-to-reach locations and might require trekking through a jungle or hacking through thick vegetation to catch a glimpse. Their limited ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A conservation charity is encouraging residents to help restore vital habitats in Surrey to create a "haven" for some of the UK's ...

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 ...

PRAGUE — The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct for more than 80 years. The zoo is among six institutions around the ...

The discovery was made during surveys coordinated by the Wild New Forest, who focused on recording nationally rare and scarce ...

Tens of thousands of rare flies have been released into a national park in the Scottish Highlands. (Royal Zoological Society of Scotland via SWNS) By Elizabeth Hunter More than 30,000 of one of ...

A newly engaged couple spotted a rare pink grasshopper on a camping trip at Whitlingham Country Park near Norwich.

Scientists scooped sand from a riverbed in Thailand and found two nymphs of rare mayfly species not seen in 22 years, a study said. Photo from Kwanboon and Boonsoong (2025) Knee-deep in a river of ...

A conservation charity is encouraging residents to help restore vital habitats in Surrey to create a "haven" for some of the UK's rarest insects. Buglife says the Chalk Lines project aims to restore ...