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An alien virus creates a hive mind. But the story is how the survivors fail to unite—revealing human cooperation's fragile ...

You spend enough time outside, you’re going to get stung. Maybe it’s while you’re weeding, or moving lumber, or trying to ...

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A Napa Valley foundation was ordered to close after a state settlement requiring millions in grants, board changes, an ...

For human societies, insects are part of a shared ecology involving the gamut of symbiotic relations. Insects (and arthropods ...

One of the strange, small reptiles living within the giant deserts of Southern Africa is the barking gecko. It is strange to ...

Malaria cases have skyrocketed in Djibouti in recent years. Rachel Schraer reports on a British company helping produce ...

Discover the secret world of barking geckos, tiny African lizards that bark like dogs. Learn how they survive deserts, communicate and amaze scientists with their unique vocal skills.