A German start-up aims to give roaches backpacks that control their movements and gather intel so they can be recon soldiers.

The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction. Their plastid genomes shrank dramatically in a shared ancestor, yet the ...

Balanophora plants represent an extreme example of this shift. They do not produce their own food through photosynthesis but ...

Humans have spent centuries shaping the world. But nature wouldn’t hesitate to take over if we suddenly disappeared.

At CES, the annual consumer technology conference happening in Las Vegas next week, the biggest names in tech will make the ...

Thankfully, we can still turn to our bookshelves — and podcasts — to ground us. We tapped science doyenne Alie Ward, the host of the funny cult favorite “ Ologies” podcast, to share her picks for the ...

As scorpions continue to produce drops of liquid venom valued at around $39 million per gallon, they offer a compelling ...

If pests infest your premises, your best bet is to hire a pest control firm in Singapore. A pest control service focuses on ...

From maintaining your furnace to testing your sump pump, these home maintenance tasks are easy to ignore but play a major ...

Honey badgers are not actually named for their love of honey, in fact, they raid bee hives to loot the delicious, protein-rich larva inside, which seems like an overly complicated way to get protein.

Your Pet's Food Bowl Is a Bug Magnet Leaving pet bowls out in the open, indoors or out, can turn into an unintentional ...

In 1985, the problem was an enormous hole that researchers had discovered in the Earth’s ozone layer, which shields the planet from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. The culprits were ...