Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

By studying the natural world, scientists find blueprints for innovations that can improve human lives—in the genes of a ...

In the latest in our imagined history of inventions yet to come, Future Chronicles columnist Rowan Hooper reveals how by the ...

Some of Ethiopia’s most cultivated hybrid maize varieties include BH546, BH547, MH140, MH130, MHQ138, Melkassa-1Q, BH540 and ...

The Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo runs through Jan. 4 and will be open for people on New Year's Eve. Guests hoping to see the animals at the zoo are encouraged to visit earlier in the day ...

Stingless bees from the Amazon have become the first insects to be granted legal rights anywhere in the world, in a ...

Tiny animals like oysters, mussels, zooplankton, and insect larvae filter debris and algae to keep lakes, rivers, and seas clear.

State and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United ...

As the year comes to a close, mailboxes (both real and digital) are flooded with donation requests from nonprofit ...