Law enforcement agencies from 134 countries seized a record number of illegally traded live animals between September and ...

Encountering a lizard indoors can be startling, but these common house geckos are harmless, primarily feeding on insects. While they can bite if corne ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering several bills to protect insects and promote native plants, amid growing concerns over declining species. The state is home to 77 threatened insects, including ...

Nine monarch caterpillars that emerged late in the season would have faced certain death had an Evergreen Park man not ...

This invasive species, never before reported in North America, has been confirmed in multiple Texas counties and is already ...

Federal health officials expanded an infant botulism outbreak tied to recalled ByHeart baby formula to include all illnesses ...

An outbreak of infant botulism tied to ByHeart baby formula has been expanded to include any illnesses reported since the ...

Ever wonder why pests keep showing up in your garden, even when you think you’ve done everything right? Sometimes, the ...

Sometimes I feel really foolish talking to my cat in that singsongy, “Who’s a good girl?” kind of way. She knows, No. 1, that ...

Buff-leaf hawkmoth larvae and pupae hiss by forcing air through spiracles, using breath-powered sounds to deter predators.

To survive the bitter cold, Antarctica’s native residents adorn themselves with thick layers of fat and fur. A non-biting ...

Termite pellets can linger long after the insects that dropped them have disappeared. By testing for microbes in the ...