We all know that wasps, hornets, and yes, yellowjackets, can all deliver a painful sting. As primarily predators, these ...

This is a great time of year to see birds’ nests. A search for bird nests is like an archaeological dig, without the ground and without the dig. Shrubs and trees are naked, allowing an open ...

I found this 10cm-tall mushroom in our local park on 17th November 17th. Its top is almost transparent. Do you know what it ...

An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black ...

Hover flies vary in size and habitat, and a lot of them mimic bees and wasps – but unlike four-winged bees and ... “But we also have some aquatic species that actually live in kind of gross areas. So ...

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen ...

Wasps domesticated viruses. And, just as domesticating other species helped human populations ... and that this helped the group flourish. The nest-dwelling, picnic-disrupting black-and-yellow ...

This protective strategy is a testament to the lengths some species will go to protect their future ... The female seals herself within the nest cavity using a mixture of mud and droppings, leaving ...

A £20,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the identification of the parents of three siblings found abandoned in London over eight years. The Metropolitan Police said that ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

Previously a contributor to Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, and US News. The Nest Protect was the last device that could only be accessed and controlled from the Nest app, following Google’s efforts ...

Mud volcanoes—relatively unheard of in North America, but prominent in volcanic regions around the globe—have quietly changed Earth’s landscape throughout our planet’s history. Eagle-eyed ...