Can trees tell when they are being eaten? Discover how trees sense insect attacks, defend themselves and play a vital role in nature’s food chain.

An international team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Kentucky has discovered that Antarctica's only native insect is already consuming microplastics, despite living in one of ...

A new study focused on cryptic species—animals that look the same but are genetically different—found that they’re more widespread among vertebrates than we previously thought.

Insects have adapted to survive the winter by crawling under debris, entering a state of diapause, and producing antifreeze, so the myth that a hard winter kills off pests is false.

A marine researcher says he has video evidence of the first recorded shark in the cold waters of the Antarctic Ocean.

The 15th edition of The Best Australian Science Writing, edited by Zoe Kean and Tegan Taylor, contains 39 essays and stories ...

In the lab, crickets readily ingest microplastics and break them down into much smaller and environmentally-hazardous nanoplastics. When given a choice to avoid plastics in their diet, crickets did ...

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 ...

Symbiotic bacteria living inside insect cells have lost much of their DNA over hundreds of millions of years, much like the ancient microbes that evolved into mitochondria ...

To stay in the air when hovering over a flower, bumble bees continually flap their wings rapidly, a metabolic process that ...

Fungi have long fascinated scientists and aficionados alike. These strange and often misunderstood life-forms are sought-after for food, medicine, building materials, psychedelic journeys and much ...