As I mentioned in my last column about hibiscus, many pests can feed on hibiscus making this a very high maintenance choice ...

The secret behind insects' lightning-fast reactions could offer a blueprint for more energy-efficient robots and self-driving cars, according to a new study challenging our understanding of how brains ...

About 80% of Americans can't see the Milky Way due to artificial light pollution. A new study shows where it has gotten worse ...

A tarantula hawk wasp is one of the largest wasps in the world. They are aptly named because they inject tarantulas with ...

A University of Sheffield study has detailed how flies use rapid body and eye movements to boost visual processing speed, offering potential insights for AI and robotics design. Hyundai announced ...

The humble ladybug is actually a garden warrior; you can never have too many. Providing food and shelter for ladybugs and ...

Spring has brought the chatter of birdsong back to New England. But if that music seems fainter than it once was, it’s not ...

HEAL's team in West Bengal worked with villagers and police to stop the poaching of short-toed larks and pipits across ...

One of the strangest snakes in the world is the spider-tailed horned viper, which has a tail shaped like a spider. These ...

The global food system is more productive than ever, but it's pushing natural systems out of balance in the extreme. Can science help farmers produce the food we need in a more sustainable way?

Butterflies and a moth species reused the same two genes, ivory and optix, to create similar warning colors over millions of ...

That’s why xeriscaping — low-water landscaping that uses native plants to conserve resources and restore natural ecosystems — ...