Eyes are such a normal part of our everyday life that we rarely stop to think about how much they shape the way we live. They help us read, work, travel, connect with people, and understand everything ...

To fit more food in their stomachs, some flies try to reduce the liquid in what they have already eaten. They regurgitate ...

Though a few spiders have six eyes, the default number is eight, usually arranged in two approximate rows, says Richard Jones ...

Ivo Niermann reveals how he built custom lighting to photograph the tapetum lucidum effect in nocturnal insects ...

You hang your laundry outside to dry and come back to find a bee on your pillowcase, a wasp circling your favorite shirt, or ...

The second phase of China's deep-space observation radar network project, dubbed "China Compound Eye", began construction in Yunyang county, Chongqing on Tuesday.

A calm little praying mantis sits perfectly still as a spider creeps nearby. For a moment, you might think the mantis is meditating. It is named for its “praying” pose, after all. Then, in a blink, ...

Star Suhail, known internationally as Canopus, is the second-brightest star in the night sky — an ageing supergiant nearly 65 ...

Parasitoids feed on other insects during some stage of their life cycle. Ichneumon wasps are body snatchers. With their long ...

Bugs aren’t just occasional nuisances, they’re crucial to the environment. Now populations of species worldwide are falling at alarming rates. The extinction of the one-inch-wide Xerces blue butterfly ...

I’ve always been a clumsy boy. I have lost two phones within the last four months. I lost my high school admission letter, ...