Engineers have turned one of nature’s most reviled body parts into a precision tool, using the hollow feeding tubes of dead ...

Did you know that mantises groom themselves just like cats do? Read here to learn more, and to watch a surprisingly adorable video of one.

California researchers are preparing for the possible return of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that feeds on living ...

President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday vehemently denied South Africa's announcement that the United States was ending a boycott of this weekend's G20 summit in Johannesburg, saying no US ...

Do you wake up in the middle of the night and need to drink water? Or notice that your mouth constantly feels like it’s filled with cotton balls? You might have dry mouth (a.k.a. xerostomia), an oral ...

Health officials in the mid-Atlantic region have recently reported a rise in hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD. What is hand, foot and mouth disease, and what causes it? How is it spread? What are ...

So many of the world’s six-legged species are in trouble. Beetles are disappearing, butterfly populations are shrinking, and bumblebees are vanishing—all symptoms of a broader problem that has been ...

Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is on the rise in some parts of the U.S., public health departments have reported. The highly contagious viral illness is most prevalent among children under 5, but ...

Scientists in China are turning bees into cyborgs by inserting controllers into their brains and deciding where they should fly. The bees – part insect, part machine – could serve as military scouts ...

In fields, forests, and backyard gardens, insects are quietly at work securing ecosystems and global supply chains. Over 75 percent of all flowering plants, including many fruits, vegetables, and nuts ...