As in a batch of kombucha or a barrel of sherry, microbes can assemble into a mat-like layer at the boundary between air and ...

Researchers at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, together with data scientists, have developed a new method to largely ...

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New tech lets scientists extract DNA from old grasshopper collections without damaging the specimens. This unlocks evolutionary data previously inaccessible due to DNA degradation.

Recent studies have shown that the larvae of some flies suffer from reduced pupation rates and are less likely to survive to adulthood once they’ve been exposed to psilocybin. Other experiments have ...

Sometimes, the best survival strategy is disguising yourself like something no one wants to eat, much less mess with and dig ...

The video documents some of the strangest insects found in the United States, focusing on species with extreme shapes and ...

Researchers traced termite DNA back to cockroach ancestors and found genetic loss played a key role in building social ...

Termites did not evolve complex societies by adding new genetic features. Instead, scientists found that they became more ...

Millions of years of evolution have made them some of the toughest creatures on the planet. With bodies that can bend, ...