Gears are ubiquitous in the man-made world, found in items ranging from wristwatches to car engines, but it seems that nature invented them first.
A new study shows that small-scale logging is more extensive than previously thought in the Monarch butterflies' winter nesting grounds in central Mexico.
A 125-million-year-old fossil flea has been unearthed in China.
For his TED presentation this week, neuroscientist Greg Gage will attach a small electronic backpack to a cockroach that will allow him to control the insect with a smartphone. Greg hopes his ...