It's small and discreet.

Phantom crane flies change the angle of their splayed legs to increase or reduce drag, helping them navigate varying winds.

Unlike most bugs, snow flies thrive in the cold—thanks to a baffling mix of genetic kinks that scientists never expected to ...

When my house suddenly filled with flies two years ago, I didn’t know how to handle the problem. I made sure every screen was secure, thoroughly cleaned my house to make sure there was nothing out to ...

Three hundred million years ago, dragonfly-like creatures with wingspans stretching 70 centimeters patrolled the skies of a world nothing like our own. These griffinflies, as paleontologists call ...

Snow flies beat the cold by acting like a mashup of Arctic fish and polar bears.

Your first instinct when you spot a buzzing insect nearby is often to swat at it, but not every bug is a foe. Some are friends and worth a second look. Consider the hover fly, a tiny but mighty bee ...

A flesh-eating parasitic fly has spread north through Mexico to within a few hundred miles of the U.S. southern border. The ...