Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber in South America for the first time. This amber was found at a quarry in Ecuador and contains ancient insects, pollen, and tree ...

If anyone understands that names matter, it’s the Latter-day Saints. The Church has long been focused on names, wavering on ...

Research published this month found that even in pristine, untouched areas, insect populations are still on the decline.

The team discovered that mosquitoes were less attracted to festival-goers who wore sunscreen, and who had skipped their usual ...

A study by the CDC is calling for the potentially deadly disease to be classified as an endemic in the U.S. And the bug that ...

The blood-sucking insects are known as kissing bugs because they tend to make their way into homes and bite humans on their ...

There is evidence that plants and insects interact through sound, researchers at Tel Aviv University said recently, opening a new frontier in the study of acoustic communication in nature. The study, ...

Even from a distance, you can often learn to tell butterflies apart simply by noting their colors and shapes and by watching ...

As the leaves in Northeastern Pennsylvania begin to change color, many animals are preparing for colder weather to come.For ...

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Brownsville is home to nearly 50 varieties of mosquitoes. The city now has its own lab to track mosquito-borne illnesses. City health officials said the outbreak of the Zika virus a few years ago gave ...

Scientists found honey bee genes tied to social behavior that resemble human ones, suggesting ancient shared roots.