The Natural History Museum of Denmark houses a unique collection of 70,000 pieces of amber from various time periods.

A fossilized ant and fly preserved in 99-million-year-old amber have revealed one of the oldest known examples of parasitic ...

A: The short answer is that these small black bugs in the house that aren’t fruit flies could be a number of different types of insects, from gnats to ants to flies. While gnat bugs are technically a ...

Climate change symptoms like rising temperatures in Augusta are affecting gnat and other insect activity. “Changing Climate can affect them in some ways,” said Elmer Gray, entomologist, at the ...

A warmer climate has begun to take hold in the state of Washington, bringing in new hordes of gnats. Black flies, also known as buffalo gnats, can cause irritated, itchy bites but do not typically ...

Many plants and crops rely on insects to pollinate them so they can reproduce. A new study has shown that several flowering plants from the group Euonymus are pollinated by fungus gnats, a dipteran ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Despite their small size, gnats can become a big annoyance and can easily take over your house or garden ...

When you hear the word "gnat," images of tiny bugs may buzz around your brain. While you might have a certain flying foe in mind, "gnat" refers to more than one species. In fact, there are many ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. You’re enjoying a relaxing walk or outdoor meal when ...