A yellow disk with rays of white—an icon of childhood drawings and a flower with healing properties. We have picnics on it, ...

From venomous ants to zombie wasps, these insect predators deploy some of the grisliest hunting strategies in the natural ...

In honor of the Salt Lake Bees’ new alternate identity, here are some of the quirkiest, most creative names in minor league baseball ...

Just as March Madness looms on the horizon for sports fans and gamblers, The News-Gazette Film Series presents one of the ...

Insect decline is being driven by losses among the locally more common species, according to a new study. The meta-analysis of 923 locations around the world notes two significant trends: 1) the ...

When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...

Naming a baby is more than just picking something that sounds nice. It’s the first gift you give them, a name that will carry them through life. But so often, parents settle for the usual because they ...

The transparency of insect wings represents a marvel of natural engineering. Unlike the opaque wings of many insects, transparent wings lack the pigmentation and scales that create color. Instead, ...

The Friday edition of NYT Connections arrives with puzzle #971, serving up a grid that rewards insect knowledge and homophone recognition. Today's challenge particularly favors coffee enthusiasts and ...

A two-decade-long bird monitoring study in Spiti Valley finds that bird densities have declined most sharply in ungrazed steppe habitats, areas facing the least direct human disturbance. This points ...