The white stuff that engulfs these flies is a fungus called Entomophthora muscae — Entomophthora translates to “ destroyer of ...

Twelve new weevil species were discovered by Jake Lewis's team at OIST, employing both innovative and classical taxonomy ...

This small, delicate nun moth sat quietly on a parked car, its pale wings barely moving in the soft breeze. Ileana, noticing the tiny creature, felt a wave of compassion wash over her. Wanting to help ...

In the 2008 film “Twilight,” a vampire describes the scent of blood as being “like a drug.” While in the world of fantasy, ...

If you’re in the market for new trees, consider planting natives. They are generally lower maintenance than exotic species, ...

Aphanerostethus magnus (Oo-daruma-kuchikakushi-zoumushi) and Aphanerostethus japonicus (Nippon-daruma-kuchikakushi-zoumushi). One of these, Aphanerostethus japonicus, is also found in Yanbaru National ...

A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Luke Parry, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, have unveiled a spectacular new 450-million-year-old fossil arthropod (the group that ...

Like millipedes, Arthropleura have seven-segmented antennae, and mouthparts with a separated base plate and chewing lobe, though other features of their mouthparts are more like centipedes. But they ...