Physiologically, ants are simple organisms, but their behavior is surprisingly complex. These tiny insects are driven by work and the wellbeing of the colony as a whole. A Clark University researcher ...

Nature is full of interesting relationships between animals and plants. Insects rely heavily on different plants for food and ...

What initially draws my eyes to the tall, stalky plant growing near the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the round, green bulge in a stem near its crown. Called ...

What initially draws my eyes to the tall, stalky plant growing near the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the round, green bulge in a stem near its crown. Called ...

Our planet is full of different living organisms that are different from each other and inherit different qualities as well. Insects are an important part of the animal kingdom that vary in qualities, ...

Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the world. They also play a vital role in the functioning of all of the earth’s ecosystems. In fact, there are more than 900,000 different species of ...

From smiley spiders in Hawaiʻi to water-repelling flies in Utah, these incredible insects are worth the trip. An eastern firefly zooms through the air. There are over 177 species of the glowing ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A park ranger has captured incredible time-lapse footage of a periodical cicada emerging from its exoskeleton in Maryland ...

Damselflies can’t smile – but their wide-open mandibles make them appear to be grinning broadly or even sticking out their tongue, says Benjamin Salb, who photographed one of the insects, pictured ...