November 22, 2019 'Insect apocalypse' driven by light pollution, scientists reveal Insects, which pollinate flowers and break down waste, are crucial.
November 5, 2019 1 million 'cannibal' ants found trapped in Soviet-era bunker used to store nuclear weapons Nearly 1 million "cannibal" ants have been found trapped in an abandoned Soviet-era bunker in Poland used to store nuclear weapons, according to a new study. The insane insects, which have been trapped "for years," have resorted to eating the corpses of their dead brethren to survive.
November 1, 2019 Double-sided tape inspired by spider webs could replace surgical sutures Inspired by the sticky substance spiders shoot to catch their prey, MIT engineers have designed a special double-sided tape that can rapidly seal tissues together.
October 25, 2019 Climate activist Greta Thunberg now has a beetle named after her Climate activist Greta Thunberg now has a tiny beetle named after her.
October 21, 2019 Florida venomous snake eats another snake as giant wasp attacks in wild video Florida wildlife has proven yet again just how wild it can be after a woman shared video of a venomous coral snake eating another snake while it was being attacked by a yellow jacket wasp.
October 17, 2019 World's fastest ant runs equivalent of 360 mph The speed of the fastest ant in the world has been recorded, traveling at 108 times its body length in a single second.
October 15, 2019 Monarch butterfly receives life-saving wing transplant at zoo, photos reveal A wildlife volunteer at a Kansas zoo was able to save a fragile Monarch butterfly by performing a wing transplant.
October 11, 2019 Man finds spider in his ear after feeling 'tickling,' hearing 'scratching' He's vowed to sleep with headphones on to prevent it from ever happening again.
October 7, 2019 Tardigrades could (maybe) survive a nuclear attack. And now we know how. Scientists recently deciphered a key ingredient in tardigrades' arsenal of superpowers, unraveling how a unique protein protects everyone's favorite microscopic water bears from harmful radiation.
September 27, 2019 Worm with three sexes that carries its offspring like a kangaroo discovered A microscopic worm that has three different sexes, is able to survive a dose of arsenic that would kill a person 500 times over and carry its young inside of its body similar to a kangaroo has been discovered in one of the most uninhabitable places on Earth.
