Cave of Wonders: Where Prehistoric Bees Made Nests in the Bones of Animals Eaten by Colossal Owls
– credit, Lazaro Viñola López via SWNS Burrowing bees generally prefer to make their nests in the open,…
Mosquitoes Can’t Resist Smell of Fungus That Lures Them to Their Death Inside Trap Patented by Researchers
Courtesy of Kiley Riffell / UW There are dozens of ways to implement mosquito control, but none have…
Sick ants invite self-sacrifice to save colony, scientists discover: “Hey, come and kill me”
Sick young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from…
Diseased Baby Ants Ask Their Nestmates to Poison Them With Acid to Protect the Colony, Study Finds
New research shows that terminally ill baby ants tell other ants to kill them, potentially protecting the rest…
Bumblebees Have Learned to Read Simple Morse Code–an Ability Seen Only in Humans and Vertebrates
SWNS A new study is the first to show that an insect can differentiate between different durations of…
Handheld Macro Mastery: How to Capture Stunning Close-Ups Without a Tripod
Photographer Chris McGinnis has never taken a macro photograph in the field with a tripod in his entire…
Close-Up Photographer of the Year Celebrates Minuscule Marvels and Delicate Details — Colossal
The shortlist for this year’s Close-Up Photographer of the Year competition has arrived. After deliberating for a total…
Nikon’s Small World Photomicrography Competition Reveals the Vastly Unseen — Colossal
Such minuscule details of life may be out of sight, but they’re certainly not out of existence. Back…
Glimpse Spectacularly Tiny Worlds in Winning Videos from Nikon’s Small World In Motion Competition — Colossal
From a remarkable demonstration of flower self-pollination to algae swimming in a water droplet in a Japanese 50…
Prehistoric insects trapped in amber give glimpse into ancient life on Earth: “Little windows into the past”
Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh…
Prehistoric amber sheds light on ancient Amazon rainforest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America,…
West Nile virus cases running higher than normal, prompting health warnings
NEW YORK (AP) — West Nile virus infections are intense so far this year, with case counts running…