Wild Things columnist Eric Brown is buzzing with enthusiasm about the varied insects to be found during a record sunny spring ...

Along with the summer solstice, days in June give plenty of sunlight, reaching nearly 16 hours. We also get warm and frequently, a good amount of rain. Traditionally, June is our wettest month.

To see the summer sky is poetry, though never in a book it lie, true poems flee.” – Emily Dickinson Tonight’s the night! At ...

As summer heats up, we begin seeing more insects. Some are pesky, such as mosquitoes and flies. Some are beautiful and beneficial such as butterflies.

Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) fly up 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) to take shelter in the handful of high-altitude caves that ...

Several bird species, in addition to humans, have demonstrated they can use the stars to navigate great distances. And while ...

A threatened Australian insect joins the exclusive club of celestial navigators.

These crawling (and sometimes flying) critters can quickly go from an occasional nuisance to a full-blown infestation in ...