A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute used a robot to mimic common big-eared bats' echolocation skills ...

Amber can be a veritable treasure trove of ancient animals and insects, but it most commonly captures creatures that lived in forests – understandable, given the stuff starts life as tree sap. But now ...

Reducing mosquito populations around your home begins with removing stagnant water (this is where they lay their eggs); be sure to dump out pots, buckets, and plant saucers, and regularly clean and ...

Dara Ojo was once afraid of spiders, particularly the biting, venomous kind. How times have changed. Not only is the photographer willing to get up very close and personal with arachnids of all ...

The resurrection of Gorongosa National Park, after 15 years of devastation during Mozambique’s civil war, is one of the world’s great conservation success stories. That effort, made possible by a ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (Aug. 4, 2020) – Whether it’s cicadas, mosquitos or hundreds of fungus gnat larvae slithering across a walkway together, living at Camp Zama can bring up a lot of questions about ...

Praying mantises are regarded as destructive because they can kill honeybees, but gardeners think they’re beneficial because they eat other insects, such as grasshoppers and earwigs. AP file In our ...

Antique insect collections became exceedingly popular in the 1800s and early 1900s. They were often built as working ...