A three-inch long Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) was spotted at a local Santa Barbara County business this ...

Female praying mantises are notorious for eating their mates during or after sex. Now, scientists have discovered a dwarf ...

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...

A man and woman were arrested early Monday for suspicion of felony child abuse and neglect after deputies responded to a ...

In Hunan province’s mountains, a bare-bones survival show pushes ordinary people to the edge while millions watch, searching for something real in an increasingly curated digital world.

Harvard researchers have discovered that cycads—one of the oldest living lineages of seed plants—heat up their reproductive ...

Since the time of the dinosaurs, cycad plants may have attracted insects using infrared light. It may be the world's oldest ...

An entomologist at Anglia Ruskin University has discovered seven new species of leafhopper. A researcher at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge, England has identified seven previously unknown ...

A new study reveals the likely origin of a mysterious spider-like pattern first spotted on Jupiter's moon Europa in 1998. The ...

Bones of now extinct species became a haven for bee babies thousands of years ago, scientists report in a first-of-its-kind ...

Tiny pharaoh ants invade buildings and hospitals, moving along walls and pipes, defying all conventional control methods.

When you open up your bag of flour and you discover something alive, don't panic. It happens to everyone, even the cleanest homes. Experts explain what these bugs are and how to say goodbye for good.