Insects are everywhere, crawling across sidewalks, hanging out in our gardens, and even invading our homes. Despite ...

These rice bugs or weevils are not poisonous. Even if you eat rice with them, you won’t get sick. But the nutritional value is slightly lower.

For years, the future was envisioned as clean lines and loud machinery. Flying vehicles, metal outfits, and flashing weapons.

We swat them, ignore them and hoover them up but the smallest creatures around us are helping forensic scientists uncover ...

It's the size of a 10-cent piece and matures under the guard of protective ants, but the purple copper butterfly needs more ...

Bat perception has been examined for decades as a problem of sensory reach rather than animal intelligence. Many species ...

Analysis - The Namib desert of south-western Africa can be extremely hot - the surface temperature can be over 50°C. But a surprising number of around 200 beetle species live on its bare, inhospitable ...

One lucky group spotted all five species of woodpeckers they could possibly hope to see on a January day: hairy, downy and ...

Air travel can be stressful for many reasons. While there are ways to make the ordeal easier, there are some things you just ...

For the first time in California, citizen scientists can join the effort to track monarch butterflies thanks to Blu+, a new generation of ultra-light tags that communicate using Bluetooth ...

Living kidney donations can be a better match, reducing the risk of organ rejection. They allow for surgery to be planned for a time that is optimal for the donor, the recipient and the transplant ...

An insect enthusiast based in Essex is thrilled to be the first to find a species of leafhopper new to the UK.