A 58-year-old woman in Greece appears to hold the record for growing a parasitic sheep bot fly in her nose the longest, ...

People and animals create lots of waste that is usually sent to landfills, incinerated or stored in engineered ponds such as manure lagoons. Now, researchers publishing in ACS’ Environmental Science & ...

While it may be an unfamiliar sensation to humans, electroreception is relatively commonplace in the animal kingdom. Sharks, bees and even the platypus all share this ability to detect electric fields ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A team of biologists recently discovered a new parasitic wasp ...

It's a good thing not just the early bird gets the worm. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Detroit Metro Airport found live larvae of a rare fruit fly in a traveler's things earlier this ...

Humans have stepped foot on the moon, but we haven't made it to Mars. Yet. Amid the myriad barriers, a key issue to sending a crew to Mars is food. Weight, volume and longevity limit the kinds – and ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A bin full of black soldier fly larvae are eating away at food waste inside the Full Circle Bioconversion barn in Old Lycoming Township. For owner Aubrey Fornwalt, getting into ...