In this video, I explore the experience of keeping bed bugs as pets, which I consider my weirdest pet yet. I built a home for them and delve into what it's like to care for these creatures, including ...

Certain parasitic fungi in the genus Ophiocordyceps infect insects and alter their behavior in ways that benefit fungal reproduction. After entering the host’s body, the fungus spreads through tissues ...

As a homeowner, you need to be vigilant about keeping pests and outdoor animals at bay. It can be a costly endeavor, but it’s ...

A strikingly handsome emerald-green moth, lost to science for nearly one-and-a-half centuries, has been rediscovered in South Africa by citizen scientists who posted photographs of it online. The moth ...

Citizen science allows us to discover how invasive flatworms travel from garden to garden… surprisingly, on the backs of dogs and cats!

For Anil Seth, another prominent neuroscientist, consciousness is a “controlled hallucination” because we never experience objective reality, whether externally in the world or within our minds. The ...

Across the lane from our homes was an abandoned potato field that in summer was covered with weeds and ...

To rear one clutch, a bird must have 6,240 to 9,120 caterpillars. Only native, endemic plants produce caterpillars, so most yards are dead zones for birds.

Even when the weather blows them off course, tagging has shown that many butterflies can get back on track and keep heading south. After migrating, they overwinter in cool, moist places, resting to ...

The first facility to disperse sterile New World screwworm (NWS) flies from the United States in decades opened Monday in ...

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, there are 59.8 million dog-owning households in the U.S. today.