People and animals create lots of waste that is usually sent to landfills, incinerated, or stored in engineered ponds such as ...

No legs? Not a problem. Some pudgy insect larvae can still jump up to 36 times their body length. Now high-speed video reveals how. In nature, something has to go wrong for this to happen, says ...

You’ve probably seen a hoverfly. It’s a small, bee-like insect that hovers over your flowers in summer. Though they look like tiny bees or wasps, they don’t sting. They’re actually some of the most ...

"Viruses in organic wastes have rarely been studied in a systematic way, but our research shows that black soldier fly larvae ...

BURBANK, Calif. -- Tim Plunkett, of Woodland Hills, takes turmeric to reduce inflammation, but a recent report on what else might be in the bottle turned his stomach. "The sample that they found, I ...

A transformation is taking place across North America. White, wriggly grubs about the size of a human thumb are walling themselves off inside rotting logs. Over the next few weeks, these larvae will ...

What looks like a plant’s failed fruit may actually be a clever deal that lets both the plant and its pollinating beetles ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Sometimes, when an animal comes in contact with a predator, its ...

Parasites are organisms that live on other creatures and depend on the host organism for survival. Humans can become hosts to many parasitic creatures, including insect larvae. The resulting ...

Growths on plants formed by parasitic weevils help their offspring hunker down on a Brazilian savanna and outlast the flames. By Gennaro Tomma Living things have long needed to find ways to survive ...