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The platypus is one of nature’s strangest mammals. This egg-laying animal sweats milk, hunts by sensing electrical signals, carries venomous spurs, and even glows under ultraviolet light. Discover the ...

On March 27, 2025, somewhere in the Panamanian rainforest, the evolutionary biologist Zeke Rowe was looking for a snack.

Researchers exploring Uganda’s Kibale National Park have discovered seven new species of frog-like leafhoppers. The tiny ...

"It was like this science fiction movie," said Christian Richard, a Louisiana rice farmer who described the small whirlpool ...

On a typical day, they greet farmers bringing them ticks, real estate agents with mysterious roaches and anxious homeowners ...

The death of this ancient species, discovered alongside more newly described mammals, had been greatly exaggerated.

These strange insects may appear small and unusual, but many carry defenses capable of causing real harm. Some inject venom through sharp stingers, while others use powerful mandibles to bite with ...

Here’s what compound eyes really do — and why flies see you in slow motion. In this episode of Big Ideas, Niba explores how insects actually see the world — from the structure of ommatidia to motion ...

When Tracy Letts penned his play “Bug” 30 years ago, it seemed to come at a specific moment when conspiracy theories had become more integrated into mainstream society. Letts, who would go on to win a ...

How hard could it be? was a question for all my summer jobs, almost always answered with something along the lines of “pretty hard.” Most of these jobs turned out to be physically, mentally or ...