Bugs are scary. But at least we can take solace in the fact that they’re small, right? Well, the goliath stick insect might ...

Now, the planets of Tau Andromeda are overgrown with wildlife, nature reclaiming the skyscrapers of a once-advanced ...

A trippy image of a coral, a huge swarm of mayflies and a ravenous spider were among the winners of the Close-up Photographer of the Year award.

Some microbes can squeeze through tight spaces by wrapping themselves in their flagellum—the tail-like structure they use to ...

Most people first notice pill bugs while lifting a flowerpot or turning over a log, then watching small gray roly polies curl ...

Deep freezes in 2023 and 2024 provided relief for some of Maine’s most preyed-on tree species. Will that continue in 2026?

Microplastics have entered Antarctica’s soil ecosystem, subtly affecting its only native insect and revealing how far human pollution now reaches. An international team of scientists led by ...

Quick, imagine an animal tongue. What came into your mind? The flicking forked tongue of a snake? A cow licking a block of salt? Your dog’s slobbery tongue lolling out the side of its mouth on a hot ...

The white-backed swallow survives the extreme temperatures of inland Australia by reducing its body temperature to save ...

Baby sea lions suffering from domoic acid poisoning. Domoic acid events are naturally-occurring in the ocean; exacerbated by ...

"They look like a [developing] butterfly or something in this young state that kind of grows wrapped in some sort of gas that ...

Thrips are enjoying Florida's climate but you may not like them, especially the damage they can cause to your ornamental plants and vegetable garden.