By midsummer, the deck in our backyard is lined with a profusion of tall orange flowers. Each flower is shaped like a small ...

But a new discovery suggests that these viscous secretions emerged in a very different world from the one our minds conjure ...

Zoraptera, an order of insects that includes angel insects, has defied accurate taxonomic description since 1913.

Study shows honey bee larvae have reduced smell gene expression, relying more on taste, while adults regain full olfactory ...

Congratulations, you’ve experienced iridescence – a dazzling optical phenomenon that can be seen in many kinds of wildlife.

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

Citizen scientists have helped researchers solve a long-standing mystery about how parental care evolved in harvestmen. Using ...

Why do we tend to assume that UFOs are crafts carrying alien beings rather than alien beings themselves? How the UFO ...

A new study in PLOS Biology of 133 species of flies, mosquitoes and their relatives shows that most species fly in ...

Maybe you’ve wondered about it late at night as a mosquito buzzes in your ear. Or when you kick over a rock and watch dozens ...

Hummingbird pollination helped pineapples and other bromeliads evolve into one of the world's most diverse plant families.

The act of puncture – stabbing something with a sharp tool – is incredibly widespread in the natural world. Examples of puncture tools can be found everywhere: in mammals, snakes, birds, fish, insects ...