The new species is named Hylaeus paumako in a nod to the Hawaiian word “paumākō,” which means grief or mourning, according to ...

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The New Zealand velvet worm or ngāokeoke has been crowned bug of the year for 2025. The ancient gummy-looking worm, covered ...

What happens when a team of scientists and local Awajún guides go on a 38-day trip into the Alto Mayo region of Peru? Over ...

A gardener may find it hard to predict weediness, especially when looking at an immature plant confined to a container at a ...

Pangolins, the world’s most trafficked mammals, hit the headlines more often for the illegal trade in their scales and meat ...

A rare pest never before recorded in the United States has been discovered near the U.S.-Mexico border, according to U.S.

The only mammals covered in scales, there’s nothing like a pangolin! From curling up into a ball, to using their long, sticky ...

After a few families were cited by the Beavercreek for their lawns, they’ve taken steps to work with the city to update its ...

One of the most surprising findings was that the male stick insects had completely lost their reproductive function. In most ...

Once saved from extinction, South Africa’s Brenton blue butterfly faces an uncertain fate after the devastating 2017 Knysna ...