The Maine Forest Service said browntail caterpillars are now turning into moths. Here’s how to stay safe and protect your ...

This week, see zombie fungi trapped in an amber fossil, explore the sun’s hidden south pole, meet tool-using whales that ...

Researchers have studied gene expression dynamics during metamorphosis in two species of flies. Published in the Genome ...

For many of us in the High Country, seeing beautiful butterflies fluttering through the air, or sitting on flowers, is a ...

A recent study reveals that bumblebee queens may hold the key to the survival of the species, while teaching humans a lesson ...

Fruit flies that take their sweet time growing up tend to live longer, a new study led by an Iowa State University research team found.Why it matters: Their extended lifespans could help science find ...

Rather than reproducing endlessly, it seems that queen bees take advantage of the growth period between the larval and pupal stages. A Human-Like Understanding Much like humans, bees can burn out ...

While the caterpillars have stopped feeding, officials are urging Mainers to avoid contact with the papery pupal packets they leave behind. These packets are coated in the same toxic hairs the ...

After a slow start to mosquito season, recent rains and hot temps promise a population boom just in time for Minnesota's biggest outdoor holiday.

What they found: Using gene knockout experiments during a fly's larva-to-adult transition, researchers found that those ...