Many people are terrified of hornets, and for good reason—their potent, painful stings are extremely unpleasant and provide ...

Scientists already know that people with sickle cell traitare less likely to develop severe malaria. What has never been clear is whythis protection exists.One long-standing idea was that mosquitoes ...

Botflies rely on living animals to survive, using their bodies as temporary habitats for development. Instead of killing the ...

Scientists report unusually high Chagas disease parasite rates in kissing bugs collected near the U.S.-Mexico border region.

When winter is upon us, we are aware of our shorter days and colder temperatures. Animals have their own adaptations for ...

The venom from the dauber’s sting acts as a preservative, keeping the prey in proper condition as a food source for the larvae. An egg is laid in each cell, stocked with several prey individuals. When ...

Upon completion of its development, the new wasp will chew a hole in the cell wall and emerge. Some dauber species will not ...

"We've been living with this play in our bodies for four years," Coon tells Gold Derby about reuniting with her Steppenwolf ...

University of Warwick researchers discover rapid, jasmonate-driven, early immune response in plants using breakthrough ...

The biological cycle of our existence seems relatively straightforward: we’re born, we live, we die. The end. But when you examine existence at the cellular level, things get a bit more interesting.