Every piece of the natural world is important, playing a role in supporting other pieces and keeping the whole shebang stable and resilient. But some species seem to do more than their share. A good ...

A new study found that Clubonia spiders use their own antifreeze made of specific proteins that they sequenced.

Ever notice how some gardens seem to thrive with fewer pests and more blooms? The secret often lies in attracting the right ...

If you’ve ever watched a flapping insect or hummingbird hover in place – often while engaged in other activities such as ...

Deception is everywhere in nature. Animals and plants routinely cheat, lie and manipulate for their own benefit. One example ...

Left: Bee-mimicking hoverfly (Eristalis intricarius) on a purple flower. Right: bumblebee, also on purple flower. L: Peter O'Connor/Wikipedia. R ...

Polliknow’s non-invasive AI and solar-powered sensors are intended to help landowners track biodiversity at scale ...

It takes Mandela Fernández-Grandon 15 minutes to train a hoverfly, a harmless wasp look-alike. The entomologist at the University of Greenwich, UK, immobilises each tiny insect in a cocoon-like holder ...

Common Hoverfly Parasitoid Wasps! Today we're looking at a wasp I found in my backyard. This little insect lays its eggs inside of other hosts (hoverflys), which consumes the hoverfly larva from the ...

Insect populations are in steep decline, which could endanger the food supply. But there are things we can do to reverse the trend.