In India’s harsh deserts, spiny-tailed lizards subtly change diets with seasons, storing energy for winter and shifting food ...

Rove beetles cloak themselves in ant pheromones to sneak into the insects’ nests for protection. But in an odd catch-22, that ...

When cold weather sets in, it’s tempting to assume pest problems go into hibernation along with the garden. Unfortunately, ...

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

One of the weirdest things about pea aphids is their reproductive cycle. Most animals reproduce in one of two ways: asexually or sexually. But the pea aphid does not stick to just one type of ...

Hairworms are parasites with a killing strategy so extreme it looks like mind control. After developing inside an insect host, the worm triggers behavioral changes that drive the victim toward water.

Giant stick insects are some of the most expensive insects to purchase, as they're incredibly fascinating and fragile.

And then there’s Sceptobius lativentris. Parker’s research revealed that the adult beetles turn off their ability to produce ...

When the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in 1986, scientists expected the surrounding land to remain uninhabitable for ...

For most of their history, moths navigated the night by the moon and stars. Today, that natural map is being drowned out by ...

Learn how to identify and control pesky aphids on your indoor plants to prevent further damage and keep them from coming back ...

Every ecosystem is shaped by billions of invisible battles: organisms competing for light, nutrients, space, or mates. These competitive interactions determine which species survive, how they evolve, ...