There are over 360 hummingbird species in the family Trochilidae. Beating their wings up to 80 times a second, these amazing ...

Aspergillus fungus thrives because its genome bends easily to new pressures. It lives on soil, grains, animal feathers, even coral skeletons.

While honeybees are responsible for pollinating most of our flowering plants and many agricultural products, bee populations ...

Asian needle ants, an invasive species capable of causing life-threatening allergic reactions, have been detected in at least ...

Camping with kids is a great way to get outside and experience nature as a family. We've got tips, tricks and products to ...

Parasitic larvae from flies known as New World screwworm are infesting cattle in Mexico, and officials are racing to slow ...

Venomous Asian needle ants are spreading in the US. They're already in Mississippi. The sting hurts more than fire ants, can ...

Imagine 150 blood-sucking insects swarming onto your skin in just a single minute. Every one of them is ready and eager to ...

Just in time for tourist season, billions of brine flies are hatching at the Great Salt Lake. Although they've got a bad reputation among humans, ...

In Lashio, Myanmar, a local resident filmed countless winged termites gathering in the backyard on May 24. The swarm is part of the mating ritual – but the sight is certainly not for the faint of ...

Cicadas are noisy, persistent pests. Here's where they're emerging this year, and how you can deal with the racket.

Every year, hundreds of seemingly abandoned fawns are “kidnapped” by do-gooders and brought to animal rehab centers.