There was a flutter of excitement after a sighting of a beautiful Emperor Moth. Though common, they are often spotted on heaths, sand dunes and grasslands, according to The Wildlife Trusts. Bolton ...

This unexpected visitor crashed my daughter’s post-Leaving Cert party. Was it an Asian hornet? Brian Binchy, Dublin ...

Complaints to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland spiked by 23 per cent last year ...

A new study more than doubles previous estimates of how many distinct kinds of insects are currently inhabiting the planet.

A fingernail in a cake, a live moth in a bag of salad and a battery in a packet of almonds were among the disgusting ...

A new estimate of insect species globally finds that there may be 8 million to 14 million more species than people thought, ...

Experts have accepted an estimate of around six million living insect species, an appraisal that has stood for the last 40 ...

Teams painstakingly combed endangered Atlantic habitat over several years, helping to grow 8m native trees ...

A fingernail in a cake, a slug in a noodle dish and a live moth in a bag of salad were among foreign objects found by ...

From bats to birds, recent research suggests that fireworks may disrupt routine and sometimes lead to serious injury or death ...

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has offered insight into how Staphylococcus ...

A fast-growing volunteer plant may look like just another weed, but removing it entirely could mean losing an important food ...