Want to go on a nature hike but can’t get out to the woods? Look for the plants and animals right around the corner.

A 2009 study examining the sleep/wake cycles of S. invicta found that the worker ants averaged a mammoth 253 sleep episodes ...

A video of fire ants 'rafting' on Queensland floodwaters has gone viral on social media, prompting concerns that the ...

The University of Hawaiʻi this week announced that a recent survey of the area turned up just one ant — only a year after dozens of houses in the Lanikai loop and beach areas were found to be ...

More than a quarter of our planet's natural "geomorphs"—animals such as beavers and hippos that, collectively, can reshape ...

In the wet forests of southeastern Australia, superb lyrebirds engage in extraordinary behavior—tilling the soil to create ...

At Miami International Airport, TSA officers found two snakes inside of an ironically camofloge-patterned pouch, according to ...

This is the time of the year that house and building owners must keep a watch out for swarms of both native and introduced ...

A park supervisor and a local volunteer have introduced the world to the “woolly devil,” a plant species no other botanists ...

An ecotour in a tropical rainforest, such as that in Suriname, conducted by a guide who knows the area’s natural history ...

Researchers show that cordycepin, a compound from Cordyceps militaris, can boost endurance and protect brain function in mice ...

Taking clear inspiration from classics such as SimAnt and Dungeon Keeper, players will be able to dig through the earth, build tunnels and chambers, hunt for food and raise large colonies.