Companion plants play various roles in the vegetable garden community. The cucumber companion plants featured here promote ...

Imagine walking through a quiet garden and spotting a mysterious grayish structure clinging to a tree branch—a wasp nest. It ...

A flesh-eating caterpillar dresses up in bones to sneak onto spider webs and steal prey, scientists have discovered.

To draw such remarkable conclusions, the scientists analyzed genomes across various beetle species. Through this research, ...

The way we deal with undesirable pests in our homes is evolving thanks to technology, eco-friendly methods, and clever pest control solutions.  These techniques, which range from non-toxic treatments ...

Growing up in the 1960s and 70s in Uniondale and Hempstead, one entomologist recalled hundreds of cicadas clinging to tree trunks, singing their persistent buzzing, whirring mating songs.

The animal kingdom gives us rainbows of color with butterflies and chameleons, and clownfish, but birds give us just as much ...

Nature’s natural colors can be breathtaking. Tropical birds are famous for their brightly colored feathers, and many fish ...

If you want to grow roses that will bloom brilliantly then there are a few plants you need to have in your garden that can ...

In the constant hum of city life, the soft, melodious chirping of sparrows has become a fading echo. Once common in bustling urban neighbourhoods, these small, seemingly inconspicuous birds have been ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs.

Streetlights are brightening our nights, but they’re dimming the prospects for insects. The increasing levels of artificial ...