Lovebirds earned their name because of their tendency to form lifelong bonds with their mates, who like to perch close ...

Mixing hydroquinone with hydrogen peroxide creates a volatile instability within the beetle abdomen. Evidence proves the bombardier beetle survives up to 2 hours inside a toad’s stomach. Neutralizing ...

A: A crape myrtle shedding bark is completely normal. Also referred to as 'exfoliating bark', this process simply reveals newer inner bark, often cinnamon red in color. This process can be more ...

Discover how pill bugs breathe with gill-like lungs, why they love damp places, and what happens when they dry out.

A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute has for the first time ...

According to Doug Pfeiffer, an entomology professor at Virginia Tech, the snow and cold actually help insects like spotted lanternflies and ticks.

Eastern bluebirds, traditionally seen as harbingers of spring, are increasingly being spotted during winter in northern areas ...

A new study published in the journal Urban Ecosystems has revealed that the common black garden ant (Lasius niger) behaves differently depending on whether it lives in a bustling city or the quiet ...

More than 400 students at Ramstein Elementary School recently received a hands-on lesson in science thanks to volunteers from ...

If you see a big swarm of honey bees in your yard, it's because they're finding a new nest to create a colony after queen ...

Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he’s finding a less welcome catch in some of the fields ...

Of Washington's 22 million forested acres, the Department of Natural Resources manages about 3 million acres of state land.