Hunting for one of the rarest butterflies—named after her father
  • History & Culture
Hunting for one of the rarest butterflies—named after her father
Hunting for one of the rarest butterflies—named after her father
Go inside a wood ant nest, the largest above ground in the world
  • Animals
Go inside a wood ant nest, the largest above ground in the world
Go inside a wood ant nest, the largest above ground in the world
These animals evolved to be ‘ultrablack’—here’s why
  • Animals
These animals evolved to be ‘ultrablack’—here’s why
These animals evolved to be ‘ultrablack’—here’s why
Inside a real bug’s life in love—and murder
  • Animals
Inside a real bug’s life in love—and murder
Inside a real bug’s life in love—and murder
‘Murder hornets’ wiped out in North America in rare victory
  • Animals
‘Murder hornets’ wiped out in North America in rare victory
‘Murder hornets’ wiped out in North America in rare victory
6 groundbreaking moments in science from 2024
  • Science
6 groundbreaking moments in science from 2024
6 groundbreaking moments in science from 2024
Invasive spotted lanternflies seen in New York's wine region
  • Animals
Invasive spotted lanternflies seen in New York's wine region
Invasive spotted lanternflies seen in New York's wine region
5 clever animals that treat and prevent their own illnesses
  • Animals
5 clever animals that treat and prevent their own illnesses
5 clever animals that treat and prevent their own illnesses
One surprising way humans are disrupting nature? Streetlights
  • Environment
One surprising way humans are disrupting nature? Streetlights
One surprising way humans are disrupting nature? Streetlights
Painted lady butterfly takes one of longest insect journeys
  • Animals
Painted lady butterfly takes one of longest insect journeys
Painted lady butterfly takes one of longest insect journeys
This bug can get 26 times bigger than its smallest specimen
  • Animals
This bug can get 26 times bigger than its smallest specimen
This bug can get 26 times bigger than its smallest specimen
Scientists just found an evolutionary holy grail
  • Science
Scientists just found an evolutionary holy grail
Scientists just found an evolutionary holy grail
How eating ‘bacon bugs’ helps save lemurs
  • Animals
How eating ‘bacon bugs’ helps save lemurs
How eating ‘bacon bugs’ helps save lemurs
These photos are works of art—and the artists are bugs
  • Photography
  • Proof
These photos are works of art—and the artists are bugs
These photos are works of art—and the artists are bugs
7 extraordinary photographers share their stories
  • Photography
7 extraordinary photographers share their stories
7 extraordinary photographers share their stories
Billions of cicadas are about to emerge
  • Animals
Billions of cicadas are about to emerge
Billions of cicadas are about to emerge
How do fireflies get their glow? We finally have some answers.
  • Animals
How do fireflies get their glow? We finally have some answers.
How do fireflies get their glow? We finally have some answers.
How to take larger-than-life photos of the world’s tiny creatures
  • Photography
How to take larger-than-life photos of the world’s tiny creatures
How to take larger-than-life photos of the world’s tiny creatures
Migratory monarch numbers take a dive—but they’ll bounce back
  • Animals
Migratory monarch numbers take a dive—but they’ll bounce back
Migratory monarch numbers take a dive—but they’ll bounce back
See the extraordinary lives of ordinary bugs
  • Animals
  • Proof
See the extraordinary lives of ordinary bugs
See the extraordinary lives of ordinary bugs
Can woolly bear caterpillars really predict the weather?
  • Animals
Can woolly bear caterpillars really predict the weather?
Can woolly bear caterpillars really predict the weather?
The Miami tiger beetle is the 15,000th species in the Photo Ark
  • Animals
  • Photo Ark
The Miami tiger beetle is the 15,000th species in the Photo Ark
The Miami tiger beetle is the 15,000th species in the Photo Ark
These insects are masters of disguise—even before hatching
  • Animals
These insects are masters of disguise—even before hatching
These insects are masters of disguise—even before hatching
Death cap mushrooms are deadly—and spreading
  • Environment
Death cap mushrooms are deadly—and spreading
Death cap mushrooms are deadly—and spreading
The race to stop lanternflies—before they get to a town near you
  • Animals
The race to stop lanternflies—before they get to a town near you
The race to stop lanternflies—before they get to a town near you
Which one of these spiders is a black widow?
  • Animals
Which one of these spiders is a black widow?
Which one of these spiders is a black widow?
Fireflies are vanishing—but you can help protect them
  • Animals
Fireflies are vanishing—but you can help protect them
Fireflies are vanishing—but you can help protect them
Want to help wildlife? Turn off your lights.
  • Environment
Want to help wildlife? Turn off your lights.
Want to help wildlife? Turn off your lights.
Invasive ants are a bigger threat than we thought
  • Animals
Invasive ants are a bigger threat than we thought
Invasive ants are a bigger threat than we thought
Striking pictures reveal the microscopic world’s hidden wonders
  • Science
Striking pictures reveal the microscopic world’s hidden wonders
Striking pictures reveal the microscopic world’s hidden wonders
These stunning insect close-ups reveal dazzling bug complexity
  • Animals
These stunning insect close-ups reveal dazzling bug complexity
These stunning insect close-ups reveal dazzling bug complexity
Earthworms are hurting insects in much of North America
  • Animals
Earthworms are hurting insects in much of North America
Earthworms are hurting insects in much of North America
For insects, the Amazon’s canopy contains a dazzling multiverse
  • Animals
For insects, the Amazon’s canopy contains a dazzling multiverse
For insects, the Amazon’s canopy contains a dazzling multiverse
Inside the booming business of cricket catching
  • Magazine
Inside the booming business of cricket catching
Inside the booming business of cricket catching
How to fight an invasive American bug with a badder Russian one
  • Environment
  • Planet Possible
How to fight an invasive American bug with a badder Russian one
How to fight an invasive American bug with a badder Russian one
Why bats are the real superheroes of the animal world
  • Animals
Why bats are the real superheroes of the animal world
Why bats are the real superheroes of the animal world
Parasites are incredibly diverse. Here’s why they matter.
  • Animals
Parasites are incredibly diverse. Here’s why they matter.
Parasites are incredibly diverse. Here’s why they matter.
Revel in the tiny marvels seen through a microscope
  • Science
Revel in the tiny marvels seen through a microscope
Revel in the tiny marvels seen through a microscope
Will dams spoil one of Europe’s last wild rivers?
  • Environment
Will dams spoil one of Europe’s last wild rivers?
Will dams spoil one of Europe’s last wild rivers?
The unlikely rise of antkeeping
  • Animals
The unlikely rise of antkeeping
The unlikely rise of antkeeping
Angelina Jolie embraces bees—and female beekeepers as environmental guardians
  • Environment
  • Planet Possible
Angelina Jolie embraces bees—and female beekeepers as environmental guardians
Angelina Jolie embraces bees—and female beekeepers as environmental guardians
Ant 'portraits' reveal how beautiful these insects are
  • Animals
Ant 'portraits' reveal how beautiful these insects are
Ant 'portraits' reveal how beautiful these insects are
Trillions of cicadas are arriving soon—and that’s a good thing
  • Animals
Trillions of cicadas are arriving soon—and that’s a good thing
Trillions of cicadas are arriving soon—and that’s a good thing
Many animals play dead—and not just to avoid getting eaten
  • Animals
Many animals play dead—and not just to avoid getting eaten
Many animals play dead—and not just to avoid getting eaten
These ants can shrink and regrow their brains
  • Animals
These ants can shrink and regrow their brains
These ants can shrink and regrow their brains
A locust plague hit East Africa. The pesticide solution may have dire consequences.
  • Environment
A locust plague hit East Africa. The pesticide solution may have dire consequences.
A locust plague hit East Africa. The pesticide solution may have dire consequences.
Hundreds of new insects discovered in the Amazon’s canopy
  • Magazine
Hundreds of new insects discovered in the Amazon’s canopy
Hundreds of new insects discovered in the Amazon’s canopy
450 butterfly species rapidly declining due to warmer autumns in the western U.S.
  • Animals
450 butterfly species rapidly declining due to warmer autumns in the western U.S.
450 butterfly species rapidly declining due to warmer autumns in the western U.S.
Tree of heaven is a hellish invasive species. Could a fungus save the day?
  • Animals
Tree of heaven is a hellish invasive species. Could a fungus save the day?
Tree of heaven is a hellish invasive species. Could a fungus save the day?
These widely used insecticides may be a threat to mammals too
  • Environment
These widely used insecticides may be a threat to mammals too
These widely used insecticides may be a threat to mammals too
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