An Ashland reader recently noticed some curious little, almost lantern-like attachment appearing on her spruce. At first glance, these little cocoons looked like little lanterns in her evergreen.

The elm zigzag sawfly has spread to 15 states in five years. Now it's attacking the tree that cities planted to replace Dutch ...

Deep inside a fossil-filled cave in the Dominican Republic, researchers uncovered evidence of an unexpected interaction ...

Most people think of moths as small insects fluttering across porch lights, but some species greatly challenge that image.

Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part ...

A lyrical memoir in which Mahasweta Devi recalls her childhood in Tagore’s Santiniketan, bringing to life its people, values, ...

Ever wondered what makes those balls of white foam you sometimes find clinging to plants? Spittlebugs create these bubbly ...

The behavior prevents fungal pathogens from spreading through the colony Researchers call it "altruistic disease signaling" that protects the ant superorganism In a rare example of biological altruism ...

Imagine a tiny ant, not yet fully grown, lying helpless inside its cocoon. It is vulnerable, immobile, and facing a deadly fungal infection. in most animal societies, a sick member might try to hide ...

As autumn leaves blanket lawns across the state, you might have already started your fall cleanup. However, experts with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources say skipping the chore can ...

A central Iowa entomologist says there may actually be some science behind the folklore about how the thickness of a wooly bear caterpillar’s stripes can help predict the severity of the winter ahead.

In the community garden plot tended by the Harborfields Public Library in Greenlawn, students recently buzzed over the bee cocoons they were re-sheltering, saving them from predators. Known as mason ...