SWARM Biotactics, a German company, is fitting cockroaches with tiny backpacks to enable the insects to be used for reconnaissance missions.

You can make a difference to Ireland’s biodiversity no matter how small your patch of the world is, writes Jack Morley.

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Scientists found that a fungus called Escovopsis living in ant nests has a long and surprising history. New research shows a ...

Centipedes may look creepy, but they’re fascinating, ancient predators that play an important role indoors and out.

Have you ever found yourself looking at the insects of the Paleozoic era, including the dragonfly Meganeuropsis permiana with ...

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

In some sense, Mr. Brooks has only himself to blame. The current humanoid craze is “kind of his fault,” said Anthony Jules, ...

A grasshopper is mainly made up of three parts: the head, the thorax and the abdomen. The legs and antennae extend from these ...

A global research team led by researchers from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and ...

Ever walk into a garden center and spot something new you just have to take home? This year, plant selections are getting a ...