March 15, 2019 Decapitated worms regrow their brains For some worm species, decapitation is no big deal — they just grow a new head.
March 13, 2019 Southern California sees swarms of painted lady butterflies, stunning images show In the days following the so-called “super bloom” -- which has covered the Anza-Borrego desert in purple, orange and bright yellow wildflowers -- Southern California has also received another jaw-dropping gift from Mother Nature: Painted lady butterflies, which have arrived in swarms in recent days.
March 8, 2019 Terrifying new spiders discovered in Australia Three new peacock spiders have been revealed by an Australian taxonomist, but he swears they are “harmless” and “charismatic”.
February 21, 2019 World’s largest bee with giant jaws rediscovered in the wild You'd think that the world's biggest bee would be hard to lose track of.
February 21, 2019 Why do zebras have stripes? Perhaps to dazzle away flies LONDON (AP) — Zebra stripes are dazzling — particularly to flies.
February 17, 2019 Ancient, fossilized spiders still have weird and glowing eyes A strange spider with glowing eyes that lived more than 100 million years ago was recently discovered by paleontologists working in South Korea.
February 17, 2019 Polar vortex may have killed significant levels of invasive species of insects The intense polar vortex that blanketed the Midwest and made its way to the East Coast with deadly subzero wild chills and snow may have had one benefit: killing off some bad bugs.
February 14, 2019 Ancient spider fossils still have silvery, shimmering eyes Paleontologists working in South Korea found ancient spider fossils with still-glittering eyes.
February 13, 2019 Bizarre, new tarantula discovered with weird horn on its back A new species of tarantula has been discovered, one that has a "horn" sticking out of its back, a feature that is one of a kind.
February 11, 2019 Rapidly declining insect populations spell catastrophe for 'the survival of mankind,' scientists warn A decline in insect populations happening across the planet has Earth’s ecosystems and humankind facing catastrophic consequences.
