Stick insects keep evolving to have the same strange body plans over and over again, scientists have discovered. This evolutionary blueprint has enabled researchers to predict the critters' next ...

An international panel of scientists selects the 10 most interesting organisms discovered last year. NIH’s plan to reduce indirect funds faced immense backlash from researchers. A federal judge ruled ...

While sexual reproduction is the predominant strategy among animals, some species have evolved the ability to reproduce asexually ...

Their findings showed that the males exhibited the typical morphological traits of stick insects and engaged in mating behaviors with conspecific females. However, despite their reproductive ...

The Butterfly Pavilion was awarded almost $20,000 from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which will be used to add ...

While many animals are known for their carnivorous or omnivorous diets, there are some surprising creatures that rely exclusively on plants for sustenance. From the smallest insects to some of the ...

Many people would agree with Prof Brian Cox who says his “favourite property of insects is that none of them is very big”! The longest insect, according to Tim Cockerill, is a stick insect ...

Above him is a shelf of spiders suspended in jars of alcohol, and below are hundreds of fruit flies, stick insects and brightly coloured butterflies delicately pinned in place — a state in which ...