Without a hidden army of recyclers working through the world's dead, rotting, and discarded matter, ecosystems would collapse under their own waste. Meet the eight creatures quietly keeping the ...

The weevil beetle Lixus subtilis is a persistent problem for farmers. It’s known for tearing through crops – particularly ...

When VW brought its first-generation Golf to the U.S., they called it the Volkswagen Rabbit. The name didn't stick, but ...

Some animals carry chemical weapons that humans have spent decades trying to replicate without success. From beetles that ...

Earth remains full of undiscovered species and unexplored interactions that continue to fascinate us, including, in the most ...

The burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides is famously good at parenting. In the leaf litter of forests around the United Kingdom, the beetles scurry around in search of the small carcasses of mice ...

Sometimes you get lucky. Sometimes, you get so lucky that you accomplish work that would normally take decades, require teams of scientists, and involve dozens of studies. Something similar happened ...

The larvae of a beetle native to South and Central America, the critters are the perfect solution to sticky problem: How to ...

The larvae of a beetle native to South and Central America, the critters are the perfect solution to sticky problem: How to ...

A hidden macro wildlife camera captured an incredible close-up of a giant horned beetle slowly climbing the rough bark of an old forest tree. Every detail of its armored body, powerful legs, and ...

Japanese beetles are an invasive species that can destroy gardens by feeding on over 300 types of plants. Adult beetles skeletonize leaves and flowers, while their larvae, or grubs, damage grass roots ...

Around the doorstep of a spider’s lair – a doily of silken trip wires emanating out from a dark recess in the craggy bark of a veteran oak tree – are the husks of unfortunate dinner guests, a wrecking ...