Driver ants attack everything unfortunate enough to wind up in their path – and this unlucky slug is in for a tough day.
Why do insects fly into lights? Various explanations have been proposed, including that they use the Moon for navigation, or fly to light to help avoid danger. The most compelling theory, however, is ...
In 1997, Sotheby's hosted a natural history auction selling wonders of our prehistoric world - but for the first time a ...
Adam Rutherford salutes a show that finally links the spectacle of natural history with the science that explains it ...
Maybe you’ve wondered about it late at night as a mosquito buzzes in your ear. Or when you kick over a rock and watch dozens ...
For a few extraordinary months each year, a remote river in central Colombia appears to transform into a flowing rainbow.
In the ocean's twilight zone, where the reach of the Sun fades to nothing, an epic migration begins every time night falls.
The history of all living things is examined through five key species chosen for the way they move, feed and reproduce and ...
Many plants need pollen from another plant of the same species in order to reproduce, but they don’t have legs so they can’t ...
Recent estimates have come to the consensus that our planet hosts roughly six million species. But new research reveals that ...
Some creative calculations using bug traps, epidemiology and trees suggest there are some 20 million unique insect species on ...
New research has found the Earth has millions more insects species than previously thought. An international team of experts, ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results