Giant Joro spiders from East Asia are spreading across America. These impressive weavers are establishing themselves in new regions. Their ...

A common weedkiller used widely in Australia may be contributing to the rise of superbugs. New research suggests this chemical can drive ba...

Insects on roads face immense pressure from vehicles. Yet, some beetles surprisingly survive these encounters. Their survival is attributed...

As NYT Strands continues to gain popularity, it offers a more cerebral challenge compared to its counterparts, demanding not just word reco...

Scientists have unveiled the head of Arthropleura, the largest bug to ever exist, which roamed the Earth 300 million years ago. This millip...

Forrest Gump, celebrating its 30th anniversary, also highlighted shrimp, leading to the Bubba-Gump Shrimp Company. The recent budget suppor...

An exceptionally well-preserved collection of fossils discovered in eastern Yunnan Province, China, has enabled scientists to solve a centu...

It is pernicious and persistent, and as likely to infest the environss as roaches.

New York, May 16 (IANS) If you think humans sleep on cleaner beds than other species, think again. According to a study, chimpanzees, our c...

Sir Elton John’s music inspires important scientific research, but the fact that a new species of crustacean has been named Leucothoe elton...

A rare spider species which was believed to be extinct, has been found in the jungles of Melghat in Maharashtra's Amravati district.

Going by the imagination of sci-fi writers and filmmakers, most life forms on other planets — tellingly christened ‘aliens’ — are always ra...

Until now, the only class of arthropods not represented by a sequenced genome was the myriapods, which include centipedes and millipedes.

The very sound of mosquitoes buzzing round in the vicinity sends people scurrying for all sorts of repellents.

The rich diversity of spiders in the Melghat forest reserve is facing severe threat from trading, urbanisation and forest fires among other...

Well preserved remains of a tiny animal trapped for 425 million years in rocks in the UK have been discovered, with limbs, eyes, gills and ...

Food inspectors will have a tough time in the future enforcing hygiene rules in restaurants if food perceptions keep changing at the curren...