Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa natives likely have a memory of seeing rural Iowa lit up by fireflies during the summer months; however, this tradition could ...

Tucked deep in Fernbank’s WildWoods trail, Levon Biss’ special touring macrophotography exhibit “Extinct and Endangered: Insects in Peril” features large prints of the United Kingdom photographer’s ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PRAGUE (AP) — The Prague Zoo has joined an ...

A "musical" insect that has been extinct in the UK for more than 25 years is being reintroduced as conservationists aim to re-establish their population. Scientists at the Species Recovery Trust this ...

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 ...

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 ...

MISSOURI, USA — Lights in the Midwest's summer nights have grown dimmer over the past decades. The glowing flicks of fireflies, or lightning bugs, trigger nostalgia and deeply held childhood memories ...

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 ...

True extinction is final, a point of no return where a species disappears forever. And sadly, species go extinct all the time ...

MISSOURI, USA — Lights in the Midwest's summer nights have grown dimmer over the past decades. The glowing flicks of fireflies, or lightning bugs, trigger nostalgia and deeply held childhood memories ...