We humans have long viewed ourselves as the pinnacle of evolution. People label other species as “primitive” or “ancient” and ...

A new study from Caltech explores the remarkable way a SoCal beetle infiltrates the colonies of the ant that runs the show in the Angeles National Forest — and what it can tell us about interdependent ...

S. lativentris beetles evade detection — and attack — by grooming the ants to harvest chemicals called cuticular hydrocarbons ...

Scientists from several countries have identified a new dinosaur species called Foskeia pelendonum, a very small plant-eating ...

For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

Rove beetles cloak themselves in ant pheromones to sneak into the insects’ nests for protection. But in an odd catch-22, that makes them forever reliant on their hosts ...