Some wasps are unsettling, and then there are species so extreme that even the scientists who study them reach for words like ...

Being a child actor can be tough, but these young stars became grown up actors (and filmmakers) who ended up landing an Oscar ...

Nestled in downtown Kokomo stands a lime-green guardian that’s become the unofficial mascot of this central Indiana city – a 17-foot praying mantis that stops traffic and starts conversations. You ...

Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird ...

A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The ...

At San Diego Comic-Con today, the cast and director of Alien: Romulus joined a Hall H full of fans for a panel celebrating the upcoming film. And that panel included a never-before-seen extended ...

In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” we’re highlighting an ongoing study being conducted at the Smithsonian Environmental ...

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...

In July, researchers using the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System survey telescope in Chile made an exceedingly rare discovery: a mysterious object passing through the solar ...