The Asian harlequin ladybird carries a biological weapon to wipe out competing species.
The Asian harlequin ladybird carries a biological weapon to wipe out competing species.
Three-dimensional imaging of living chrysalises shows how butterflies develop.
Symbiotic fungi on the roots of bean plants can act as an underground signaling network, transmitting early warnings of impending aphid attacks.
The decline of a population of Arctic foxes isolated on a small Russian island may be due to mercury pollution from their diet of seabirds and seals.
After developing underground for last 17 years, billions of cicadas will soon emerge and gather in vast, noisy swarms up and down the US east coast.
Researchers in the Amazon are measuring how much carbon dioxide fertilizes the rainforest.
A protective barrier built from detergent and plasma allows living creatures to be viewed under a scanning electron microscope.
Scientists are stumped as to why hundreds of starved pups have been washing up on the California shore.
The insect-inspired dance by choreographer Paul Taylor strikes the perfect balance between six-legged realism and artistic fancy.
Newly constructed ramps will expand the habitat available to a colony of water voles in London, and similar ramps elsewhere could encourage isolated populations to mix.