Most people can't tell the difference between ants and termites—but it's very important to tell them apart so you know how to tackle an infestation.

Just like humans may curl into a fetal position for comfort, some animals roll into a ball for survival purposes that go beyond distress. For many species, it serves as a defense mechanism, shielding ...

It's always fun to watch birds perched on your backyard trees or feeding stations. And if they happen to be a rare sight in your area? You could easily spend a few hours looking up their ID, logging ...

Carr denies threatening to revoke anyone’s broadcasting licenses if they didn’t deal with Kimmel, but for many Disney fans, the damage is done. Terry said Disney’s response to Carr’s involvement was ...

“To make a yeast trap, simply mix together 1 teaspoon of dry yeast, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and a cup of warm water in a container. Stir until the yeast dissolves and creates a foam. Then, pour small ...

Sloths may seem like quirky tree-dwellers today, but their past reveals a dynasty of giants that once roamed the Americas. Most people know sloths as slow-moving, bear-like creatures that dangle from ...

The US blockade brought much suffering to Lake Maracaibo communities, but people responded and resisted by deepening their bonds of solidarity and cooperation.

Life cycles require the creation of an autonomous individual, that individual’s growth and that individual’s reproduction In sexual reproduction, gametes containing a single set of chromosomes combine ...

Don’t take your feeder down too soon –doing so can harm hummingbirds preparing to migrate. Here’s how to time it just right ...

Just outside the manicured perfection of Sarasota lies Myakka River State Park, a 37,000-acre wonderland where Spanish moss drapes from ancient oaks like nature’s own decorating committee decided to ...

Vincetoxicum nakaianum tricks flies into pollinating it by imitating the smell of ants attacked by spiders. Ko Mochizuki stumbled upon this finding when he noticed flies clustering around the flowers ...

The first explorers in the 17th and 18th centuries, like Abel Tasman and James Cook, charted some of the Fijian islands but did not land there. The real apocalypse for Fijian ants began in the 19th ...