Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...

If a wasp does sting you, Texas Parks and Wildlife suggests the following: Remove the stinger. Washing sting with soap and ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...

The dark bordered beauty moth (Epione vespertaria) is an attractive moth. Females have lemon-yellow wings and prominent dark ...

From dormant volcanoes and salt pans to urban forests and library gardens, these are the places we go for peace and quiet.

Helsinki Zoo launches its first insect conservation project to protect the critically endangered Depressaria chaerophylli ...

One advocate called the federal government’s use of emergency powers to boost timber production “a deliberate attempt to ...

The story goes that Virgil had a pet housefly, and when the insect died, Virgil spent 800,000 sesterces—nearly all of his net worth—for an extravagant funeral. Celebrities swarmed the poet’s home.

It’s a recurring disaster that can seem like a biblical plague: bees cropping up covered in parasites, with deformed wings, or slaughtering their own larvae. Sometimes workers will vanish from the ...

Blue Origin’s all-female flight proves that women are now free to enjoy capitalism’s most extravagant spoils alongside rich ...

Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care?