Over 14 Percent of the World's Population Has Contracted Lyme Disease, According to a New Study
The tick-borne illness causing inflammation and fatigue may be more prevalent than we knew.
The tick-borne illness causing inflammation and fatigue may be more prevalent than we knew.
No summer evening is complete without watching fireflies. Here are some fun facts about lightning bugs—which are technically beetles, not bugs.
Thanks in part to a snail, California bees are fish. No, this isn’t a Mad Lib.
Seeing a bunch of lightning bugs illuminate a dark sky is a spellbinding experience.
It's not in your head—there really are fewer fireflies than there used to be. Luckily there are steps you can take to help the insects.
Laura Ingalls Wilder recalled the devastation they caused in the 1870s in 'On the Banks of Plum Creek.'
‘Nannaria swiftae’ was named by a dedicated Swiftie whose favorite Taylor Swift songs are ‘betty’ and ‘New Romantics.”
With summer just around the corner, it's time to get ready for mosquitoes by getting a two-pack of Zap It! Bug Zappers are now on sale on Amazon.
Californians may not know it on sight, but there’s going to be something different about their mosquitoes this summer.
A new study is proposing an innovative way to eradicate invasive murder hornets: literal thirst traps laced with pheromones.
Trap-jaw ants have more tricks up their figurative sleeves than just trap jaws. And odorous house ants aren’t called that for nothing.
You may be grateful that your car's windshield is cleaner than it used to be, but the lack of bugs on the road isn't something to celebrate.
From really expensive NFTs to newly discovered shipwrecks to the latest developments in the world of K-Pop, here are a few things we learned in 2021.
Asian honeybees have developed a disturbing defense mechanism against hornet attacks: "screaming" with their wings.
Do praying mantises fly? Sometimes—and watching them take off nearly 200 times slower than normal is undeniably cool.
Joro spiders, an invasive species in Georgia, aren’t your enemy. (Unless you’re a brown marmorated stink bug.)
For this invasive species, it’s best to adopt a ‘Take no prisoners’ mentality. And that may mean drowning spotted lanternfly eggs in alcohol.
What is a murder hornet, a.k.a. an Asian giant hornet? An invasive species that likes to tear the heads off honeybees.
The Brood X cicada nymphs are starting to hatch, heading underground to begin their incredible 17-year lifecycle before emerging in 2038.
A mosquito bite eventually goes away. The image of a mosquito tornado, meanwhile, will live in your brain forever.
The animal kingdom features a wide variety of penises that vary in shape, size, and function. Here are some of the most unusual of them.
The Cochineal insect creates a red dye so incredible, Europe nearly went to war over it.
No matter how much insect repellent you pack, you're likely to encounter mosquitoes while traveling to these U.S. cities.
If you think you've been stung by a bee, you should act fast. Here's how to remove the bee stinger and treat the sting.