" [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 ...

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

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 ...

During disease, ants rebuild their nests with new layouts that block contagion - offering new insights into how design can ...

What are some animals that give birth to huge numbers of offspring at once?” (Watch a female sea urchin produce millions of eggs.) The mola, or ocean sunfish, looks like an animal cracker someone bit ...

Voyageurs National Park stretches along Minnesota’s northern border in a patchwork of lakes, forest, rocky peninsulas, and ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, we had to completely reorganize our spaces to avoid close contact. Transparent barriers ...

As a camel spider attacks an ant colony, it does not eat them. Just why, then, does the camel spider work in quick order to ...