The spiny leaf insect mother not only abandons her eggs, she's also figured out how to trick someone else into protecting and ...

MID-WINTER is often the time of year people start to think about where they would like to go in the warmer months. We are ...

Cold temperatures and harsh weather conditions are bad news for most animals, including spiders. But these creatures aren’t ...

Last week felt like I should have been working in the garden, flying a kite, or wade fishing for crappie. Other than the two ...

One locally-occurring example of a good idea or good intention gone bad — or at least sideways, as another expression might ...

Genlisea, or the “corkscrew” carnivorous plant, doesn’t wait above ground to hunt. Here’s how it traps tiny prey right ...

Five new animal species that camouflage themselves as excrement or bark reveal some of what still remains hidden in the world ...

I am thinking of planting two fringetrees in my yard. However, I’ve come across mentions of their susceptibility to Emerald ...

A new species of shrew, Soriculus dexingensis, is discovered in Tibet, raising the number of known shrew species there to six ...

Learn how plants communicate through chemical signals, and why losing biodiversity can disrupt these hidden communication ...

A good class pet is active during the school day, comfortable with the average temperature and humidity in the building, and ...

The great eared nightjar, found across Asia, looks like a tiny dragon. Its camouflage, twilight hunting and unique behaviour ...