A dive into a bizarre speculative ecosystem where birdlike insects evolve unusual bodies and behaviors.

Some invertebrates can be good for gardens, but they're not the only ones. This fascinating mammal will enrich and aerate ...

More than 100,000 live cockroaches illegal to keep in Australia were confiscated from a single breeder in the country’s ...

Astronomers have spotted clouds of vaporized sand on an exoplanet. And, weather radar data reveal insects in U.S. skies—100 ...

A speculative biology dive into birdlike insects and the bizarre ecosystems they might create.

When most people imagine scientists discovering new species, they probably still picture an expedition into the unknown. A ...

Google is using artificial intelligence to curb mosquito-transmitted viruses with software engineers, biologists and special ...

Confocal microscope image of a fruit fly brain. (Louise Cheng) Not every region of your brain is equally susceptible to ...

Most people envision bears as huge creatures that catch fish in the river and steal honey from beehives. The reality is different because, according to wildlife specialists, bears are omnivores who ...

The world of espionage has always been filled with strange experiments, but few stories are as unbelievable as the CIA’s attempt to turn a house cat into a secret listening device. During the height ...

Cockroaches tend to unsettle people for obvious reasons, though their biology is often stranger than their appearance. One detail that repeatedly surprises people is the colour of their blood. Unlike ...