" [I] didn't see anything on the trail that I was concerned about. But obviously, being distracted for a second cost me a snake bite," Hart said. "Initially, it was immediate, searing pain to the ...

A tiny Caribbean ant fossil, Basiceros enana, trapped in amber reveals a lost species and rewrites the evolutionary history.

Fall is here, and you are probably reaching for your favorite sweater, looking forward to some quality time indoors.

Fall is in full swing now and it is a treat. Leaves turn from green into bright reds, oranges, and yellows before falling to ...

Australia's photographic natural database is about to get a big boost as citizen scientists are urged to join a national ...

Call it the ultimate patch exploit: ants and bees turned teamwork into a world-dominating strategy. From hive minds to worker hierarchies, they optimized survival mechanics so perfectly that evolution ...

Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the ...

Nine-banded armadillos are expanding their range eastward across North Carolina, with sightings now reported in coastal ...

Recent observations have unveiled a fascinating phenomenon: ants, much like humans, adapt their behavior to maintain distance ...

Ants have evolved an acute sense of smell, which requires each sensory neuron to choose one scent receptor out of hundreds.

Carpenter ants are not squeamish when it comes to caring for the wounded. To minimize the risk of infection, the insects ...