NEWS BRIEF: Australian broadcaster Network Ten has picked up animated series Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist, a copro from March Entertainment, Australia’s SLR Productions and Parthenon Entertainment ...

The 100-million-year-old remains of an alien-looking female insect — complete with a triangular head and bulging eyes — have been discovered encased in a glob of hardened resin called amber. The tiny ...

Around 100 million years ago, an alien-looking insect with a bizarre head and long thin legs likely crawled around on trees in what is now Burma. The insect is so strange that researchers say that it ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Meet ...

Sir, – Why not encourage children to record sightings of these alien insects or other life forms (“Public urged to report alien… Sir, – Why not encourage children to record sightings of these alien ...

An alien-like fossil of an insect trapped in amber from the time of the dinosaurs does not fit into any of the 31 orders of insects that scientists know about – so it's been put in another one all by ...

Around one million insects have been discovered and described by scientists, with every last one slotting into one of 31 categories, known in entomology circles as orders. But researchers at Oregon ...

When we discovered the first specimen of the Red Palm Weevil(Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) in Malta, back in April 2006, it did not cause us much concern at the time. In fact, we were excited to see such ...