Quick Take A recent study suggests many Amazon insects already live near their upper heat tolerance, meaning rising ...

TOKYO — The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and playful puppies, is the humble bug. The bug has been a key part of Japanese culture from the Heian era classic “The Tale of Genji” to ...

Around a quarter of people are scared of insects and/or spiders. This phobia is quite strange, really, as deep down, we know that most of these tiny creatures can’t hurt us, and yet we still can’t ...

In the last month, we wrote about how to turn piles of fallen leaves into compost to turn fall bounty into spring and summer garden glory. There’s another reason to reconsider neatly bagging every ...

What initially draws my eyes to the tall, stalky plant growing near the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the round, green bulge in a stem near its crown. Called ...

A lawn can look perfectly smooth in late winter, then suddenly transform into a maze of soft ridges and mysterious dirt mounds. Those twisting tunnels don’t appear by accident, and they definitely don ...