Vast swaths of the ponderosa pine forests that blanket Colorado's Front Range mountains could turn rust-colored and die over the next five years as pine beetles begin to spread aggressively, new ...

Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena has investigated how these plant defenses ...

Sexual selection, which can create diverse speciation as males develop attributes in competition with other males, can change the course of evolution. A 40-year-long experiment analyzed the sexual ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Vast swaths of the ponderosa pine forests that blanket Colorado’s Front Range mountains could turn rust-colored and die over the next five years as pine ...

Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order on Monday aimed at curbing a mountain pine beetle outbreak in ponderosa forests along the front range. Polis said the infestation is in the beginning stages ...

Ancient plants called cycads say “come hither” in infrared. By Sofia Quaglia If a plant wants to reproduce, there are a number of tricks it can use to lure a pollinator insect. It can display gaudily ...

While bark beetles have been slowly infesting trees in Aspen, winter won’t offer any respite. Aspen is currently home to the Douglas-fir beetle, the spruce beetle, the mountain pine beetle, Ips ...

The frontline of Maine’s battle against the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid is concentrated in the Midcoast, where the tiny insect is wreaking havoc on its namesake evergreens. After arriving in ...

Vermont officials are actively trapping for the invasive Asian long-horned beetle to prevent it from establishing in the state. The beetle poses a significant threat to Vermont's hardwood forests, ...

It’s the family business that makes Blue Beetle both a DCEU novelty and a comfy streaming watch. Its bustling, chatty dialogue scenes are reminiscent of Ms. Marvel, the most creatively successful of ...

If you’ve been seeing spots and smelling something odd, chances are, these bugs have been inviting themselves into your home. At first glance, they look like a cute ladybug, but get too close and they ...