A parasitic worm uses static electricity to launch itself onto flying insects, a mechanism uncovered by physicists and ...

A tiny worm that leaps high into the air—up to 25 times its body length—to attach to flying insects uses static electricity ...

The common raven (Corvus corax) is a species of the genus Corvus and is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. These birds ...

Across mammal species, from baboons and gorillas up to humans, females usually live longer than the males do. However, this ...

At the end of the day, dealing with head lice is more irritating than dangerous – but it’s a parenting headache that has ...

Climate change is an issue that we cannot avoid, and one of the biggest concerns that affects farmers and home gardeners ...

The Texas A&M doctoral student scanned the trail ahead as galaxies of dust spun in his headlamp’s cone of light. While two of his entomology colleagues turned over rocks to see what insects might be ...

Matt Sparks receives funding from a PhD studentship through an EPSRC UKRI Doctoral Training Partnership between Swansea University and Rentokil Initial under the name 'Characterisation and ...

Fungi are truly an amazing autumn sight and great fun to spot on a woodland walk. You can find many of them, including the ...

A proposed 211-mile private industrial corridor across unspoiled tundra risks an iconic caribou herd, the lifestyles and ...

Called "forever chemicals" for their inability to break down, PFAS exposure has been linked to various health issues.