If your suitcase has picked up some funky smells, sprinkle baking soda in a fine layer across both sides (a sieve makes this ...

A man in New South Wales was exposed to a rare relative of the rabies virus and died of the resulting infection. His was only the fourth case of the disease ever documented.

Berks County is divided into three jurisdictions: Reading, Muhlenberg Township and the rest of the county. Reading and ...

Insects possess a remarkable ability to develop innate immune memory, and the mechanisms underlying this process are becoming a central topic in innate immunity research.

Natural history museums teach us about our world, but they aren’t telling us the whole story, writes curator Jack Ashby in ...

Insects display diverse qualities. Some species possess jewel-like appearances. Green tortoise beetles shimmer. Cuckoo wasps have metallic bodies. Cotton harlequin bugs show bold patterns ...

There’s no single, simple way to assess whether bugs feel pain, but research is giving scientists a better understanding of their abilities.

Bug out: Join us in celebrating Wisconsin’s insects Learn to appreciate insects, with guidance from local artist Jennifer Angus, entomologist P.J. Liesch, bumblebee expert Judy Cardin and more.

Wind velocities approximated via velocity azimuth display (VAD) have been found to be contaminated by birds and enabled by insects. However, the widely used VAD wind profile (VWP) does not account for ...

There are millions of species on Earth that we still know nothing about. Researchers call these species "biological dark matter," but new methods can provide us with a better overview more quickly.