The velvet ant wasp has been lauded as the most indestructible insect on the planet. These wingless female insects should be sitting ducks when it comes to predation, yet they have evolved an ...

Bees, wasps, and ants all have stingers. Interestingly, they are also related even though they look quite different. In fact, ants descended from an early form of solitary wasp. Stingers are hollow ...

People who haven’t been to Alabama don’t realize just how many caves the state contains. Over 4,200 caves of varying sizes and depths dot the Alabama landscape. Many of these caves contain strange ...

A recent Reddit post asked a surprisingly tricky question: Do animals know they’re pregnant? It’s the kind of question that sounds simple at first, then gets more fascinating the longer you sit with ...

Quick Take What Is a Leafhopper? Discover the New Species How Scientists Could Tell It Apart What Else Do Scientists Know? When a team of researchers from China and the United Kingdom was collecting ...

Wild animals do not know when a camera is pointed at them, which is exactly what makes these photos so funny. One perfectly timed expression, awkward landing, or unexpected interaction can make even ...

Loiasis, or African eye worm disease, is spread by deerflies. Learn its symptoms, life cycle, treatment, and where it's found ...

A newly discovered monkey species in the Democratic Republic of Congo is under threat and scientists are racing to save it.