Occurred on September 10, 2018 / Dohr, Germany Info from Licensor: "For a long time, I hesitated to release this video. I worried that many people might find it sensationalistic or alarming. But in ...

The famous synchronized fireflies are just one of many types of insects that fall under the purview of national park ...

Several parts of Nuneaton will be reduced to bare earth ahead of new wildflower meadows growing, residents are warned. The sites will be at Tiverton Drive, Camborne Drive and Wadebridge Drive on ...

Many insects rely on heritable bacterial endosymbionts for essential nutrients that they cannot get through their diet. A new study, published in Nature Communications, indicates that the genomes of ...

Tobacco hornworm caterpillars have no organs that resemble ears. Yet, scientists were able to figure out how they hear—and it could inspire next generation microphones.

As I huddle in my house in Asheville, N.C., on a very cold, snowy winter day, the promise of Spring makes me smile with ...

In Carim Nahaboo's mesmerizing video, a Wide-horned hisser takes center stage as it undergoes the remarkable process of molting its exoskeleton. Captured in an incredible time lapse, the ...

The lineup for the International Competition section of the 28th Thessaloniki Intl. Documentary Festival, which runs March 5-15, has been unveiled. The 14 films taking part will be vying for a series ...

Symbiotic bacteria living inside insect cells have lost much of their DNA over hundreds of millions of years, much like the ancient microbes that evolved into mitochondria ...

In 2010 the United Nations passed a resolution calling access to clean water a fundamental human right. It wasn’t an idle declaration. “More than 2 billion people don’t have access to clean, safe ...

When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...