A doctoral student's backyard discovery has turned into a scientific breakthrough - the newly discovered dung beetle, named ...

Greater Manchester suffered torrential rain over new year, which caused a canal to burst for the first time in more than 50 ...

I recently had a call from a homeowner who discovered insects in firewood they use for home heating. She was concerned the insects might affect her home and wood furnishings.

Dramatic video footage captures a section of the Bridgewater Canal collapsing after a night of heavy rain. One side of the ...

A cute fuzzy beetle, a sea squirt that looks like a cross between a panda and a zebra, and a piranha-like fish that's vegetarian: These are just a few of the new species formally identified in 2024.

Are ladybugs good luck? Cultures have associated these insects with different superstitions. Find out whether the insects are ...

Wooden fences can come with a host of problems, including the appearance of small holes. Here we explore the cause of this ...

Superbugs beware! Discover nature's secret weapon in ants as McMaster scientists unveil promising new antibiotics. Don't miss ...

In the fight against drug-resistant bacteria, researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton are enlisting an unexpected army: ants, bees and beetles.

As I rolled the unwieldy 2-foot-diameter log toward the wood splitter, I noticed it was pulpy and rotten in the center. It ...

The first thing to understand about velvet ants is that they are not, in fact, ants. They're wasps, some of which are wingless, and are named in part for their fluffy exteriors.

wasps and ants — to display such a striking shade. “We have never seen this kind of color in the dragonflies or bees or beetles we have analyzed,” said Rhainer Guillermo-Ferreira ...