This species mainly reproduces without males, but on rare occasions, male stick insects appear. The researchers wanted to find out whether these males could still reproduce or if they had lost ...

The affected area stretches from Southern Ohio through Kentucky and Tennessee. Parts of West Virginia, Virginia and North ...

Scientists often encounter things beyond human comprehension. When studying jellyfish and their remarkable healing abilities, ...

The Butterfly Pavilion was awarded almost $20,000 from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which will be used to add ...

"Insects play vital roles in enabling ecosystems to function, including pollination, decomposition and pest control," lead ...

Upon entering the Disgusting Food Museum in Malmö, Sweden, you’re given three things: a barf bag, a bingo card, and a challenge. The latter applies as soon as you walk into the spacious open plan ...

“In fact, we have never personally encountered a male R. mikado in the wild, despite extensive field collections of stick insects across Japan,” Suetsugu said. “To overcome this, our research team ...

Above him is a shelf of spiders suspended in jars of alcohol, and below are hundreds of fruit flies, stick insects and brightly coloured butterflies delicately pinned in place — a state in which ...