The story of Earth's first animals may need rewriting after ancient fossils revealed an earlier start to complex life.

Ancient animal skulls unearthed in a Caribbean cave have revealed a surprising chapter in bee history. For the first time, ...

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Native species are returning to Ohio due to conservation policies. With these laws in peril, what does the future hold for ...

Grape planthoppers on a grape leaf. Helpline volunteers from the UC Master Gardener Program will answer questions as part of their monthly Advice to Grow By workshops in July. Kim Wilson One of the ...

Ben Dowse hadn’t expected to treat measles when he became a doctor, but there he was, examining a newborn exposed to the virus in the womb.

A deeper look at what one supercentenarian’s labs can teach us about aging, cholesterol, and what really matters for ...

Margie Patlak will speak at the Jesup Memorial Library on July 23.

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Ancient DNA indicates that humans’ ability and willingness to eat insects may have depended strongly on geography.

For 40 years, we thought Earth was home to six million insect species. Turns out, it could be three times that.

Even Antarctica’s toughest native insect can’t escape the reach of plastic pollution. Scientists have discovered that Belgica antarctica — a tiny, rice-sized midge and the southernmost insect on Earth ...