Some lights draw more bugs than others. Here's what the science says about which types of bulbs you should buy to keep from ...

While rare, a few birds we studied were rule-breakers. One such rule-breaker is the Eurasian spoonbill, whose highly ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...

Ginny Mitchell says in her 13 years as the educational program coordinator, the Insect Zoo has reached more than 500-thousand Iowans, mostly children, through the Ames campus and during visits to ...

Amid the usual parade of creeping horrors—super lice, mayfly plagues and a “troll-haired insect discovered in remote Suriname”—the exterminator news site PestWeb recently shared a piece of ...

Samples of garden ants concealed in syringes are presented to court as two Belgian nationals, a Vietnamese and a Kenyan national appeared for the hearing of their case, after they pleaded guilty ...

How do scientists know which insects can see color? Illustration by Roche How do scientists know which insects can see color? John Jay Rouse | St. Cloud, Minnesota Much of what we know about ...

Many trout fly anglers love studying aquatic insects because imitating those bugs is how they catch fish. And while the world of aquatic insects is vast and can be extremely complex, the basics ...

Giant freshwater crayfish, longer and bulkier than today's species, roamed New Zealand 20 million years ago. They would have made a perfect snack for the crocodiles and trout-sized whitebait that ...

That was the lofty goal stated by 13-year-old Gunnar Coe regarding his winning pitch at Thursday’s Young Entrepreneurs ...

Camels at Nachola grazing field in Samburu North. Local pastoralists are increasingly turning to camel rearing as a sustainable alternative to cattle herding in response to the escalating challenges ...

Bats offer free pest control by devouring nearly their own body weight in insects each night. Their hunger peaks during pup-rearing season, which runs from May 1 to July 31 across North Carolina.