Many insects rely on heritable bacterial endosymbionts for essential nutrients that they cannot get through their diet. A new study, published in Nature Communications, indicates that the genomes of ...

Tobacco hornworm caterpillars have no organs that resemble ears. Yet, scientists were able to figure out how they hear—and it ...

New research has, for the first time, identified one thing that bed bugs seem to fear -- water and wet surfaces.

Symbiotic bacteria living inside insect cells have lost much of their DNA over hundreds of millions of years, much like the ancient microbes that evolved into mitochondria ...

A perspective that was never seen before: the underwater shot 'Fractal Forest' continues its winning run in the global close-up photography scene ...

Farmers in Louisiana are going toe-to-toe with some nasty enemies: apple snails that clog crawfish traps while laying ...

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An artist has created a microscopic replica of a Picasso painting, smaller than a flea, and it fits in the eye of a needle. David A. Lindon, 56, is a micro artist creating tiny sculptures which have ...

An artist from Bournemouth, UK, has created a microscopic replica of Picasso’s The Weeping Woman so small it fits inside the eye of a needle and is tinier than a flea. Micro artist David A. Lindon, 56 ...

PARMA, Idaho — Applications are now open for the USDA's Specialty Crop Grant program, money that helps protect some of Idaho's most valuable crops. These grants go to a variety of groups, including ...

A new exhibition at the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library invites visitors to take a closer look at the tiny creatures that quietly shape our world. Small Wonders: Insects in Focus will be on display ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inside a lab in Redland, behind double doors that require a lab coat to enter, a team of ...