So that Lent I did write the letters, one for each week. Of course, it was a self-discipline in a way; but they were also letters filled with love for my father, details about my life and all the ways ...

Some butterfly species can’t grow unless they trick ants into taking them home with a complex rhythmic signal.

The ability to make two distinct sounds at once is shared with human beat boxers and throat singers. The horse whinny, or neigh, has been a familiar sound at least since the animal was domesticated, ...

Can a tree protect itself if being eaten?

A thriving garden is full of life, but not all living organisms are beneficial to plant growth. In addition to butterflies, ...

A parasitic wasp castrates its moth-larvae hosts by injecting them with a ‘domesticated’ virus that causes cells in the larvae’s testes to die. Now, scientists know exactly how the virus does its ...

The poster found two more of the big galoot's friends using that method. Gardener double takes after picking up what they thought was one of their peppers: 'Stuff of my nightmares' first appeared on ...

An adult soybean tentiform leafminer moth is shown in detail, and a moth is placed on a quarter to show how small the insect is – about the size of Washington’s nose. An adult soybean tentiform ...

Researchers across the Upper Midwest are keeping a close eye on soybean tentiform leafminer, an insect that’s recently been confirmed in soybean fields across several states – including Minnesota, ...

The jewel wasp uses one of the most extreme parasitic strategies found in nature. After manipulating a cockroach’s behavior, the wasp lays its eggs inside a living host. The larvae then develop by ...