Wandering salamanders control their veritable grip by pumping blood into and draining it from translucent toes, as they glide ...

In a remote and lushly forested area of a single mountain range on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, scientists have discovered a ...

Existing only within six square miles on the island of Oʻahu, scientists say it may be one of the strangest and most ...

Hawaiian scientists discover a carnivorous caterpillar that decorates its shell with the body parts of dead insects ...

April brings us Citizen Science Month and Earth Day—that means it’s the perfect time to get outside, explore nature, and even ...

Mermithidae refers to a family of nematode worms known to parasitize various arthropods (that’s your crunchy invertebrates, like insects, arachnids, and crustaceans). Most of these nematodes target ...

There are other meat-eating caterpillars that "do lots of crazy things, but this takes the cake," the study's author said.

A study published in the journal PLOS One reveals that combining bird observation data with land cover information provides ...

Like hermit crabs, these caterpillars carry their cases with them as they move before emerging from them as full grown moths.

A new study by Prof. Ariel Chipman of The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ...

The tardigrade’s unusual body plan and resistance to harsh conditions provide researchers like Bob Goldstein with a creative ...

New study sheds light on how insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other arthropods evolved their distinct body structures. By tracing these patterns ...