While sexual reproduction is the predominant strategy among animals, some species have evolved the ability to reproduce asexually ...

Ever noticed how some birds seem to have a stare that cuts right through you? That’s often thanks to their striking yellow ...

Entomologist Dr. Karl Magnacca said he and his team had just spent four days in the rainforest in Molokai last year when they ...

The blowfly larvae bodies have evolved to closely resemble those of the termites, the researchers report February 10 in Current Biology. Inside the nest, termites recognize each other through touch, ...

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

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 ...

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

A rare pest never before recorded in the United States has been discovered near the U.S.-Mexico border, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists discovered a rare insect in a lettuce shipment at the ...

A dangerous new hornet is posing a significant threat to the honeybee population in Georgia, which can mean big trouble for ...