A harvester ant typically approaches a cone ant nest and stands upright with her mandibles open (all worker ants are female).

The beetle that ‘shouldn’t exist’ turns out to be a case study in how complex traits actually evolve. Here’s how it came to ...

The surprising escapes from near-death situations of beetles and other small animals illustrate how both prey and predators ...

Michroma is tackling two of the biggest pain points in the shift away from synthetic dyes: performance and supply.

The stag beetle Prosopocoilus hachijoensis is the only flightless species of the genus Prosopocoilus in Japan. Researchers at ...

Dragonflies can see deep red light using a mammal-like mechanism, revealing a surprising case of parallel evolution.

Mark Moffett, a research associate at the National Museum of Natural History, specializes in capturing the often-overlooked ...

Archerfish shoot down prey without ever leaving the water. Behind this strange tactic lies a finely tuned system shaped by ...

A Pokemon fan artist shares what they believe may happen if a Paras evolves after removing the parasitic mushroom from the ...

300 million years ago, giant insects thrived on Earth, but new research reveals the true reason behind their mysterious disappearance. 300 million years ago, insects were giants. Fossilized ...