Researchers from the University of Konstanz have studied how insect brains take in complex light stimuli and process them in ...

Cities are known to shape the evolution of wildlife within them, but according to a study of European cities published in the ...

Have you ever heard of the iconic leaf insect? Worth hundreds—even thousands—of dollars, these fascinating bugs can ...

Many species of fungus across the world produce psilocybin, a chemical with psychedelic effects in humans, but its ...

When pill bugs roll into a tiny ball, the act looks far simpler than it actually is. Known as conglobation, a pill bugs’ ...

Fossil evidence reveals a time when insects reached sizes that seem almost impossible today. Scientists say higher oxygen levels and harsh environmental pressures allowed bugs to grow into dominant ...

Imagine a predator that doesn’t just kill its prey, but performs a high-stakes “brain surgery” to turn it into a willing ...

The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our planet's history.

A statewide DNA barcoding project aims to document California’s insects for the first time, creating a crucial baseline as ...

A new Nature Communications study has tracked these lulls in cassiopea jellyfish, which belong to a 500 million year-old ...

The jewel wasp is known for a parasitic life cycle that relies entirely on cockroaches. After manipulating its host, the wasp lays eggs that develop internally over time. Scientists say this process ...