Scale insects are one of the most common and tenacious pest of ornamental plants. “Scales are tiny insects that appear ...

Small children are snotty. A research study that tested children for multiple respiratory viruses every week for a year found that under-fives are carrying one or more viruses 50% of the time. A child ...

The Learned Lemur is a genuine cabinet of curiosities brought to life, where the unusual is celebrated and the bizarre is just another Tuesday. Located in Denver, this shop shares its space with a ...

And it will continue at the Victor Valley Museum in Apple Valley on Saturday, March 28. “Arthropalooza is a bold celebration ...

The Dust Bowl devastated Great Plains ecosystems by removing native grasses and collapsing soil stability. Wildlife declined ...

What's that hopping around? Arizona is seeing a lot of grasshoppers this spring. Here's why they are out early and in such ...

The volunteer-driven effort to restore a rare meadow habitat at Pawaget Park is making steady progress, even after a winter ...

Already, they’re showing a side of these creatures we’d never see otherwise. The delicate hairs of this caterpillar, captured ...

He’d spent that limited amount of time in a room with 100 hungry mosquitoes while wearing nothing but a mesh suit we thought would have protected him. Thus began our three-year journey trying to ...

The Antscan database captures the tiny insects’ diversity and shows how the world’s living things could be rendered in three dimensions. By Ari Daniel Ari Daniel previously reported on a tropical ...

As the days become warmer, you may notice some tiny little black specks among the top of melting snow piles. But what looks like dirt at first glance may actually be a tiny insect commonly found on ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Meet the froghopper: a tiny insect that builds a bubble fortress out of sap, pee and air to protect itself from predators. Fully grown, it’s one of ...