This is the time of migration triggered by later sunrises and earlier sunsets, mostly seen with birds now, especially hawks, kestrels and bald eagles at Hawk Ridge. Other raptors — geese, blackbirds, ...

As temperatures drop, there's an urgent call from ecologists to help some of nature's smallest and most vulnerable creatures make it through winter. Experts from Arbtech are urging households to take ...

Male insects, such as crickets and katydids, create sounds by rubbing their wings together, a process called stridulation. The sounds of these insects, which have existed for millions of years, can be ...

A species of remipede known from the Caicos Islands. The photograph was taken by a member of a multinational team looking for rare species. Remipedes are crustaceans that are close relatives to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Eerie, wriggly, and entirely fascinating — these are just a few of the descriptors that have been applied to the numerous insect species that inhabit our surroundings. Discover the ...

The compound eyes of the humble fruit fly are a marvel of nature. They are wide-angle and can process visual information ...