5 Reasons Why Summer Is the Worst Season of the Year
I have a confession to make… I don’t like summer. Sure, I can get down with the beach,…
An Artist Asks: Without Darkness, Who Are We?
Migratory birds navigate by the stars, moths by the moon and dung beetles according to the Milky Way.…
Unique Honeybees Found Only in Southern California Can Fend Off Deadly Varroa Mites
Hive hanging from tree; and Varroa mite on honeybee larvae – Credit: Boris Baer and Genesis Chong-Echavez at…
A Closer Look at the Beautiful Macro Cinematography in ‘Secrets of the Bees’
As its name suggests, National Geographic‘s new two-part documentary series, “Secrets of the Bees,” turns the lens toward…
Creepy ‘parachuting’ spiders spread in United States
This superbug is spreading. A hand-sized spider from Asia that can travel by air is expanding its US…
Bumblebees Have a Pretty Handy Survival Tactic
Bumblebee queens have a survival trick that sounds impossible: They can apparently ride out a week underwater.…
Beautiful Tortoiseshell Butterfly Recolonizes England Decades After Elm Disease Had Eliminated it
Large tortoiseshell butterfly (Nymphalis polychloros) by Hectonichus via CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikipedia The butterfly-mad British are celebrating what…
Rare Fossils in Amber Raise Questions About Secret Lives of Cretaceous Insects
Amber in Case 6 – Credit: Dr Jose de la Fuente / Institute for Game and Wildlife Research…
Scientists Discover What Terrifies Bedbugs
Bedbugs, it turns out, really don’t like to get their feet wet. Researchers at UC-Riverside report that…
Infecting Mosquitoes with Natural Bacteria Lowered Dengue Risk by 70% in Citywide Experiment
Dean Calma IAEA, CC 4.0. BY-SA A gold-standard scientific trial revealed an existing mosquito control method works not…
Scientists Have Discovered the Bed Bug’s Greatest Fear
Despite their tiny size, bed bugs are perhaps the scariest thing a person can realistically encounter in their…
Vote for the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award — Colossal
From more than 60,000 entries submitted by photographers around the globe, the jurors of the 2025 Wildlife Photographer…