Is it possible that a beetle could be helping improve soil health and protect water quality? I have heard about dung beetles, but never really gave them much thought or realized what I was looking at ...

Living on and around poop is not the only remarkable thing about dung beetles. They are also incredibly strong – and there have been scientific experiments to prove it. Laboratory tests on a range of ...

The humble and industrious dung beetle is a marvelous beast: the 6,000 species identified so far are intricately entwined with human history and scientific endeavor. these night-soil collectors of the ...

Some dung beetles are native to California, but many have been imported to help reduce damage from cattle farming. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge spoke with an entomologist about their role and ...

On the plains of South Africa, an army of dung beetles recycle the dung of large mammals. In Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve on the plains of South Africa, an army of dung beetles does one of the ...

Researchers at the University of Würzburg have shown that dung beetles suffer in canopy openings that have been deliberately ...

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In the face of global warming, some dung beetles may already have a survival strategy. As temperatures rise, temperate rainbow scarabs bury their dung deeper, keeping developing young inside dung cool ...

Researchers from SDSU and the Ecdysis Foundation under the direction of Jon Lundgren continue to work on improving our understanding of the role of dung beetles and other insects in pasture management ...

Eviie tells us that we have a very healthy population of native dung beetles, far more than our rainforest-dwelling neighbours. This is why we are breaking out the champers. It gives us something to ...