They flutter under streetlights, chew holes in old jumpers, and vanish before you get a proper look at them, but moths are much more than just nighttime nuisances. These insects have surprisingly ...

The larvae have another advantage. Unlike houseflies, they do not spread disease easily because the adults have very limited ...

Rio resident says newcomers have trapped and poisoned peacocks, filled garbage cans with water and drowned them, and ...

Here’s how a cliff-clinging population on a remote volcanic stack rewrote extinction for one of the world’s rarest insects.

This book not only brings you folk stories, myths and details of local and cultural beliefs about these animals, but also information about the roles they play in shaping modern pop-culture and ...

Winter pushes every species in its own direction, and some creatures respond with solutions that feel almost improvised until ...

Warmer temperatures have meant more pests in the garden. A particular problem has been the arrival of stink bugs, tiny ...

Male nursery web spiders (Pisaura mirabilis) use the sense of smell in their legs to find mates. Researchers at the University of Greifswald used an electron microscope to discover “olfactory hairs” ...

The new version of Nemo's Dagger Osmo is a lightweight weapon of a tent, with super-sharp eco-friendly creds and cool cutting ...

Nature's reproductive wonders are revealed as several female animals, including Komodo dragons, sharks, and even birds like ...

When males are forced to compete for females, new species form more rapidly. This has been shown in a new study where the ...