A tiny Lone Star tick bite can trigger alpha-gal syndrome, causing a sudden allergy to red meat in adults. This condition, ...

Humans can have extreme reactions when they come across insects – from delight at the sight of a Monarch butterfly to disgust ...

For nearly twenty years, satellites have quietly gauged the flow of sunlight and heat through the Earth’s atmosphere. Today, scientists say those measurements indicate a disturbing trend — the ...

The weirdest-looking moths on Earth are so strange, they look like they flew straight out of a vivid dream — or a nightmare.

Parasites, ranging from tapeworms to microscopic protozoa like Giardia, pose significant health threats by infesting humans ...

The Pink Empusa Mantis isn’t the kind of insect you overlook. Native to North Africa, southern Europe, and the Mediterranean, ...

This actually isn’t fungal, and instead is a population of a pest insect called white prunicola scale. Scale insects suck ...

Scientists have hailed a "remarkable" discovery concerning a wasp-like insect's plant-cutting mechanism, suggesting it could revolutionise modern surgical techniques. Researchers at Heriot-Watt ...

Iceland’s frozen, inhospitable winters have long protected it from mosquitoes, but that may be changing. This week, scientists announced the discovery of three mosquitoes — marking the country’s first ...

Mosquitoes are found almost everywhere in the world, with the exception of Antarctica and, until very recently, Iceland, due ...

What can be done to treat and prevent the things that sting from taking over with irritation and itching? From mosquitoes to ...

Engineers are turning to animal origami, from insects that tuck away wings to a protist with an accordion-like neck, for ...