In 2012, a crop of California’s most prized ornamental trees was overrun by an invisible invader. The growing shoots of…

Insects that are adapted to perennially wet environments, like tropical rainforests, don’t tend to do well when their surroundings dry…

North America’s rarest snake, Tantilla oolitica (rim rock crowned snake), was recently spotted in a park in the Florida Keys…

Ferns are notorious for containing massive amounts of DNA and an excessively large number of chromosomes. Defying all expectations, a…

Hold out your arm with your palm facing downward. Now rotate your hand 90 degrees to give a thumbs-up without…

After a comprehensive study of plants across the United States, researchers have arrived at the unexpected conclusion that plants able…

E. O. Wilson once referred to invertebrates as “the little things that run the world,” without whom “the human species…

An abandoned Caribbean colony unearthed centuries after it had been forgotten and a case of mistaken identity in the archaeological…

While a clear night sky might seem quiet and peaceful to us, empty of everything but stars, this nocturnal world…

Hawk moths are known for being some of the largest night fliers in the insect world. With wingspans of more…