You might think the bigger the animal, the more it should cost on both legal and illegal animal markets. These four creepy ...

The Nativity School’s annual “Math and Science Spooktacular” held Oct. 25 once again delighted students with hands-on, ...

Arthropods belong to an evolutionary branch – the ecdysozoa – that contains about half of all animal species, and the earliest fossil evidence of the group now dates back 550 million years ...

The trapped fireflies continue to flash, but now with slow single pulses more like the female’s. The trapped firefly is ...

A worm-like creature preserved in ancient rock has just been identified as the oldest known relative of insects, spiders and crustaceans. Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox! We'll also ...

Lactation is thought of as a mammalian behavior but several non-mammals — including spiders, cockroaches and some birds ... a graduate school professor in biology at the University of California at ...

We’re finding that plant-derived substances may one day be used to support traditional cancer treatment and prevention ...

Jumping spiders are common on the Colorado Plateau, but are also found world-wide, in habitats from the tropics, to deserts, ...

Researchers have uncovered new aspects of the venom of two deadly stonefish species, revealing the presence of three ...

Spider abundance in strip-till was reduced by pesticide seed ... PhD and coauthor of several landmark reports on soil biology ...

Compared to intensive land use, sustainable land use allows better control of underground herbivores and soil microbes. As a ...

Wearing a bright outfit covered in shiny sequins is a sure-fire way to attract attention. Just think of stars on ...