The platypus is one of nature’s strangest mammals. This egg-laying animal sweats milk, hunts by sensing electrical signals, carries venomous spurs, and even glows under ultraviolet light. Discover the ...

A tropical insect has been found to change color from vivid hot pink to green within a fortnight, which scientists believe may mimic the young leaves of rainforest plants. The findings, published this ...

No major cicada broods will emerge in 2026, but stragglers from 13‑ and 17‑year cycles may appear in several states. Here’s ...

Just in case you needed new material for your nightmares, here’s this real-life case report of a woman in Greece who literally sneezed out maggots. Doctors documented the spine-chilling sneeze this ...

My pre-K students always jump at the opportunity to explore nature, and they also love digging into bugs. I previously assumed that lessons about insects were only possible in the springtime, but that ...

You might have noticed that ladybugs are often added to photos of Lindsey Graham, and they’re also sometimes hashtagged ...

A newly identified termite species with a whale-like head reveals unexpected diversity within the Cryptotermes genus.

Unlike native ladybugs, Asian lady beetles are aggressive home invaders, often gathering by the hundreds in wall voids, ...

Moving slowly across the dry ground, this striking spider revealed its bright red body covered in small black spots, with a pattern that looks a lot like a ladybug. Despite its beautiful appearance, ...

Last month, the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising opened their new exhibit, on view until June 27. “The Fashion ‘Bug’ ...

Ladybugs are a common sight in healthy gardens, but if you start to see a swarm of them it's easy to get concerned. Here's what it really means.