In a groundbreaking discovery in Ecuador's Amazon, scientists have identified a unique spider species, Taczanowskia waska, which artfully impersonates a fungus that preys on spiders. This exceptional ...

Traces or perforations caused by living organisms after an animal's death can be found on various dinosaur bone remains.

Researchers exploring Uganda’s Kibale National Park have discovered seven new species of frog-like leafhoppers. The tiny insects, named for their frog-shaped bodies and powerful jumping legs, are so ...

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The next time you post a nature photo online, you might be contributing to a major scientific breakthrough—just as several citizen scientists did when they helped discover the wasp Eupelmus curvator ...

As summer temperatures rise, so do the number of insects and plant diseases affecting our lawns, gardens, landscapes, and vegetable patches. From chewed leaves and wilting plants to mysterious spots ...

It’s not the students’ fault. Ecology and evolution offerings in the biology school curriculum are slim pickings: blink and ...

Public health officials are urging Manitobans to take precautions against tick and mosquito bites as warmer temperatures and ...

The Calliope hummingbird is a mighty flier! See what a Calliope hummingbird looks like, where to find the tiny birds, and how ...

They plucked off a tick carrying a virus that matched the one found during the autopsy. Scientists named it for the town ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the pest poses no threat to the food supply. But for ranchers already coping with the ...