An unexpected discovery by an 8-year-old boy in his backyard has rewritten part of the ecological textbook, revealing a ...

Bees, wasps, and hornets are often lumped together, but they’re not the same at all. Each insect has unique behaviors, ...

Scientists have observed a new parasitic behavior between a wasp and a social species of spider, where the spider re-learned ...

Walk through an oak stand in late summer or fall, and you’ll spot leaves dotted with neat little spheres, also known as galls ...

Jumping, hunting, climbing–cats are true movement talents. It’s all the more noticeable when a cat suddenly limps or favors a ...

Bison were historically a dominant large grazer in the Great Plains but were extirpated from much of their historic range. From reintroduction efforts, we understand bison and their associated ...

BANGKOK (AP) — An American man and his teenage son died last month after they were swarmed by wasps while ziplining at an adventure camp in Laos and stung many dozens of times, a hospital official ...

These variegated, collaged-looking nests — fetching up to $250 each — are a recent fixation in interior design. Indoors, a wasp nest can look like a sculpture that both “elevates living spaces” and ...

If you've ever bitten into a fresh fig, you've tasted the delicious result of one of nature's most extraordinary and longstanding partnerships. But the figs in your local grocery store only tell a ...

Nils Bernstein is a food, drink, and travel editor and writer based in Mexico City. He is the food editor for Wine Enthusiast and has written for such publications as Bon Appétit, Epicurious, Food & ...