The diversity of water strider species apparently developed as early as the Cretaceous period, much earlier than previously ...

At first glance, the insect trapped in golden resin looked like any other tiny victim of deep time. Only under close inspection did researchers realize something far more unsettling was preserved with ...

In the race of evolution, innovating is certainly necessary, but recycling existing genes is sometimes more efficient. Indeed, organisms that are very distant from each other can exchange a ...

Joshua trees rely on a single moth species to reproduce.

Native trees, especially oaks and birch, are important to the reproductive success of insectivorous birds and other wildlife.

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We are at a critical time and supporting science journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen scientific ...

In the early 1990s, Keith Willmott and a friend, both undergraduate students from the United Kingdom, arrived in Ecuador with ...

Have you ever heard of the iconic leaf insect? Worth hundreds—even thousands—of dollars, these fascinating bugs can ...

Thanks to mitigation practices and the natural decline of the fungus, Laurel Wilt losses have slowed dramatically in the past ...

Joshua trees' only pollinator -- whose evolution has synced with the predictably timely blossoming of their flowers.

University of Florida researchers are using a combination of individual protective covers and plant growth regulators to help ...