(from left) Scott Hotaling, Alisha Shah and Lusha Tronstad take time out from conducting fieldwork in the Tetons last summer. The three contributed to a paper, titled “Mountain Stoneflies May Tolerate ...

In the majority of insects, metamorphosis fosters completely different looking larval and adult stages. For example, adult butterflies are completely different from their larval counterparts, termed ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Perhaps it’s the summers I spent in college ...

This past weekend we had some particularly warm weather. On Saturday, a day that was sunny but not as blisteringly hot as Sunday, I found tiny bugs wandering around on the snow. These weren’t as small ...

Boris Kondratieff receives funding from National Park Service, Agricultural Experiment Station, and National Science Foundation.. Experienced anglers recognize that for a trout, the ultimate “steak ...

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont.— In accordance with a settlement agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed Endangered Species Act protection ...

Aquatic insect newsflash: The summer hatch is on. Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera) and stoneflies (Plecoptera) are emerging from local waterways, sometimes in formidable numbers. But, blink and you may ...

JACKSON, MI – 11-year-old Nathan Finch made his way through knee-deep snow carrying a bucket of mud, rocks and hopefully some stoneflies. Sunday, Feb. 16 was the first time Nathan and his grandfather, ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — Wildlife advocates asked a judge Wednesday to force federal officials to decide if a rare aquatic insect that's found only in Montana's Glacier National Park should be protected ...

Researchers may have unlocked a mystery surrounding unique aquatic insects in the Flathead watershed. In a new study published in the scientific journal Ecology, researchers from the University of ...

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont.— Following a petition and two lawsuits brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the western glacier and meltwater ...