Footage shows paper nautilus moving its tentacles from inside its shell and gazing through one of its eyes.

The world’s life-forms reproduce sexually in a bewildering variety of ways, even though scientists still aren’t sure why they ...

I'll save this sperm for later, thanks ...

From swarming flying ants to wandering bees and clumsy beetles, experts say most insect visitors are lost rather than ...

These stinging picnic pests don’t deserve our enmity and fear – they are impressive architects that belong to highly ...

Have you ever puzzled over the meaning of a particular wildlife word or phrase? Then puzzle no more! From the 'Fraser Darling effect' to the 'K-T Boundary', our glossary provides the explanation – in ...

For decades, scientists thought royal jelly was the secret ingredient that turned an ordinary honeybee larva into a queen.

Scientists have long believed the key to making a young honeybee into a queen was to feed her royal jelly. Royal jelly is a ...

Texas officials told people to stay indoors, but volunteers raced to the scene with their beekeeping gear, risking stings to ...

Honey bees infected with a gut parasite smell different, which could allow bee colonies to detect disease and influence ...

A United Airlines flight from Cancún was briefly delayed after a swarm of bees landed on the plane's wing. The airline confirmed the incident and stated the flight departed safely after the issue was ...

A new study of wild bats reveals that an animal's immune system is shaped by more than its need to fight infections. Researchers from the University of Maryland have found that sex, age and ...