Black widow spiders tend to freak people out due to their potentially fatal venom; however, your location will determine the ...

Grasshoppers are a major pest of both cultivated crops and rangeland grasses. Traditionally, drier areas like southern ...

Pigeons have long stunned scientists with their ability to cross unfamiliar landscapes and still find their way home, even when landmarks vanish and the sky is overcast. Researchers are now closing in ...

Bioluminescence is one of nature’s most striking adaptations. Here are 7 insects that have evolved the ability to emit light for survival, communication, and hunting.

Scorpions are among the oldest predators on Earth. While most species pose little threat to humans, a handful are far more dangerous than their size suggests. Hidden beneath rocks, logs, and debris, ...

The endangered Vallarta mud turtle faces severe habitat loss in Mexico, leaving its tiny surviving population at urgent risk.

From melting sea ice to longer growing seasons, global warming is unlocking new pathways for the spread and proliferation of ...

Researchers discovered that 168 common chemicals can disrupt the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, with some also promoting ...

Nocturnal moths rely on hearing to escape predatory bats, yet how they respond to different bat calls has remained unclear.

In 2015, Professor Gervásio Silva Carvalho of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS) in the South region of Brazil received several specimens of sugarcane spittlebugs ...

Sightings continue in January, with observations beginning to dwindle in February and March. Golden-crowned Kinglets are ...

Oxford researchers map the evolution of the kiss and conclude that mouth-to-mouth contact likely arose in a common primate ancestor 16.9-21.5 million years ago.