Is this an unusual occurrence or summer status quo? Over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed an abundance of grasshoppers emerging from my lawn, pastures, and fields! Additionally, some of my neighbors ...

Nearly 90 percent of insect and arachnid species in North America lack conservation status, leaving major gaps in biodiversity protection.

Driving down a windy canyon road in northern Oregon rangeland, Jordan Maley and April Aamodt are on the look out for Mormon crickets - giant insects that can ravage crops. "There's one right there," ...

Crickets and grasshoppers are relatively small insects with huge hind legs for catapulting themselves to escape danger. They are both very short-lived, with their lifespan lasting nearly six months.

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

David Rentz does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...