Sneaky chemistry by a real-life “Last of Us” Cordyceps fungus mind controls its zombie insect victims by convincing them they’re starving.

“Around 2,000 waxworms can break down an entire polyethylene bag in as little as 24 hours, although we believe that ...

Caterpillar celebrates 100 years with a $100M pledge to empower tomorrow's workforce and close the skills gap in the ...

Young children are often taught that caterpillars form a chrysalis and transform into butterflies. However, the exact details of metamorphosis aren’t always clarified due to the complicated biological ...

Plastics play a fundamental role in modern life, but their resistance to biodegradation makes them very difficult to dispose ...

"What would happen if we fed nanocarbons to insects?" Scientists put caterpillars to work on quest to generate ...

Both adults and larvae suffer from extensive predation. They are eaten by spiders, dragonflies, robber flies, and, as you can ...

Due to surging temperatures and climate change, animals such as puffins, red squirrels, and hedgehogs face going extinct in ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave talk about a comet visiting from interstellar space, caterpillars that eat and break down plastic, and how animals' sense of smell varies by altitude.

To foster a love for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), the Department of Education has collaborated with Pratham Books to distribute STEM library kits in 273 government schools ...

Flesh-eating maggots are inching toward the southwestern border of the US. The defense plan? Breed millions of sterilized ...

Experts have said the surging summer temperatures and the driest spring in a century have caused wasp population to increase ...