The invasive pests, known as short-spined thrips, may be microscopic, but they’re a menacing threat. South Florida’s warming ...

Researchers have discovered how bacteria break through spaces barely larger than themselves, by wrapping their flagella ...

In tight spaces that trap most microbes, one bacterium keeps moving by reconfiguring how it swims, revealing a new biological ...

Don't have nightmares, but some horrible creatures come out on to your face at night - and doctors can't agree whether they ...

These ancient arthropods are commonly found in snow at this time of year. Here's what gave them the nickname "snow flea." ...

A video was shared on social media, which allegedly showed a cigarette and its “chaotic and contaminated” tobacco under the ...

A Southwest plane heading to Dallas from San Antonio was speeding to take off at over 100 miles per hour when it was told to ...

A tiny worm turns static electricity into a powerful weapon, launching itself through the air to catch flying prey.

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Genlisea, or the “corkscrew” carnivorous plant, doesn’t wait above ground to hunt. Here’s how it traps tiny prey right ...

The afternoon I saw Tracy Letts‘ excellent, itchy Bug on Broadway — an earlier scheduled performance had been canceled — the bestselling and unfortunately influential crackpot Dr. Erich von Däniken ...

When pistachio hulls split before the nuts are harvested, insects and fungi can get inside, damaging the nut, costing farmers ...