A close-up encounter with one of nature’s most aggressive aquatic insects — see how the giant water bug lives up to its ...

It's time. We've made it through 16 entries and three rounds of voting and now it's time to decide: What is the Most Rhode Island Thing Ever? Voters have whittled away from the entries that started in ...

A research expedition, known as Expedition 501, has found a huge deposit of "secret fresh water" stretching from New Jersey all the way to Maine, after drilling into the seafloor off Cape Cod. With ...

Bin Lu received research funding from the Icon Water & ActewAGL Endowment Fund. Marnie Shaw has received funding from federal and state governments. As the electrification of transport and heating ...

The giant water bug measures more than 3 inches from top to bottom and an inch-and-a-half across, making it one of the largest insects in all of North America and one of the largest aquatic insects in ...

This critter that’s present in North Texas waters is something you can’t always see, but you may feel. Have you ever heard of a Texas toe biter? This roach-looking insect has a sharp beak that brings ...

Along the southern edge of the United States sits the state of Alabama. While it may be home to over five million people, much of the state is covered by forests (67% of the state’s total area, to be ...

For his new class at the University of Delaware, professor Michael Crossley wanted to show students the benefits of eating insects, from ground-up crickets to chili paste infused with giant water bugs ...

Looking for a fun water activity option this Memorial Day weekend and beyond into the summer?Would you like it to be kid-free? If so, the giant, water-filled rock quarry just outside Louisville in La ...

It can be jarring to discover you have a new bug bite, let alone several bug bites. And if it doesn’t look like you’re dealing with mosquito bites, it’s fair to wonder if you could have bed bug or ...

It’s a nutritious food source packed with proteins, vitamins and healthy fats. It’s also a popular one, consumed annually by more than 2 billion people around the world. Entomophagy, the practice of ...