With 11,000 species of insects known in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, how do you write a guide to them? Jim and Leslie ...

Not every animal gets the spotlight, but that doesn’t make them any less important. These underrated creatures are crucial ...

Engineers are turning to animal origami, from insects that tuck away wings to a protist with an accordion-like neck, for ...

The human brain contains an impressive 86 billion neurons, but insects get by with a lot fewer. The honeybee manages all its complex behaviours with about 1 million neurons, and the tiny Megaphragma ...

Sep. 26—They began blooming about mid-July. Since then, various species spread and filled the roadsides and fields with continuous flowers. Except for a white one that grows along the shores of Lake ...

They began blooming about mid-July. Since then, various species spread and filled the roadsides and fields with continuous flowers. Except for a white one that grows along the shores of Lake Superior, ...

Discover the benefits of consuming edible insects for sustainable food production and nutrition, including traditional ...

These days, anything unusual in nature often grabs attention, especially on social media. Bright yellow animals are one such ...

The Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve in the UK has recently recorded its 10,000th species thanks to the six-belted ...

How surely every drop of water that sees the light in the most remote mountain or forest recesses finds it way to the sea, if not in some way intercepted. How surely the springs collect into rivulets, ...