New research reveals nickel mines occupy up to 500 times more land than previously thought, leading to significant rainforest deforestation and carbon emissions.
Fossil cockroaches, coelacanths, and ctenophores show evolution’s secrets with 700-million-year-old genes and unique traits that predate all other animals. What shaped their survival?
Nebraska’s grasslands fuel a 17% rise in endangered American burying beetles. What critical factors determine their survival—and what threatens their fragile comeback? The stats will surprise you.
This blood-feeding fly defies repellents, targets hunters and hikers, and leaves bites lasting weeks. Learn why dark clothing attracts them and how permethrin offers the ultimate defense.
Larvae tunneling 11 inches daily, eggs in mosquito bites, and maggots cleaning wounds—uncover shocking truths about insects in humans. What dangers and benefits do these tiny creatu res hold?
Bees pollinate 87% of key crops, yet wild populations have plunged 90%. What’s causing this alarming decline, and could our food supply be in jeopardy? Learn how pesticides and habitat loss are
A parasitic fungus forces flies to climb high before death, tricking males into mating with infected corpses and spreading spores. Scientists uncover how it manipulates brains and daily rhythms.
Rescue teams saved 760 endangered tidewater gobies from Malibu's Topanga Lagoon, threatened by sediment flow and habitat loss caused by the Palisades fire. What's next for their fragile ecosystem?
Why did a man destroy 100 endangered black-billed gull nests with a digger? Learn about the $6,000 fine, the species' shocking decline, and how this act impacts the world's only endangered gull