This butterfly hybrid thrived against evolutionary odds
Life may “find a way,” but how living things evolve is not a neat and orderly process. Instead of a...
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This gnarly fungus makes cicadas hypersexual
As we wait for this spring and summer’s “cicadapocalypse,” when trillions will emerge across the Southern and Midwestern United States,...
ADHD may have evolved to give us foraging superpowers
What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer...
These insects give off major red flags
Nature comes in wild colors, like the electric blue tarantulas and brightly spotted poison dart frogs. Named after bull fighters,...
Spider conversations decoded with the help of machine learning and contact microphones
Arachnids are born dancers. After millions of years of evolution, many species rely on fancy footwork to communicate everything from...
When steering balls of poop, dung beetles use the stars to navigate
What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer...
Cicadas pee in jet streams like bigger animals
Cicadas are known for emerging in the billions. These groups chatter so loudly that fiber optic cables can pick up...
These extinct termites have been stuck in a mating position for 38 million years
It was a mosquito full of dinosaur blood and encased in amber that helped bring the fictional Jurassic Park to...
Bug-munching plant turns insect nurseries into death traps
Earth is home to some pretty gnarly carnivorous plants that will use sticky digestive juices to eat bugs and other...
Bug-munching plant turns insect nurseries into death traps
Earth is home to some pretty gnarly carnivorous plants that will use sticky digestive juices to eat bugs and other...
This lawn-mowing robot can save part of your yard for pollinators
This month marks the fifth anniversary of “No Mow May,” an annual environmental project dedicated to promoting sustainable, eco-friendly lawns...
This lawn-mowing robot can save part of your yard for pollinators
This month marks the fifth anniversary of “No Mow May,” an annual environmental project dedicated to promoting sustainable, eco-friendly lawns...
