The estimate of 5.5 million species of insects is interesting. What’s even more remarkable is that because scientists have ...

In the remnant rainforests of coastal far-north Queensland, bushwalkers may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a ...

Kultarrs are tiny, cryptic creatures that only come out at night. Now, scientists are finally learning how they live.

Mar. 5, 2025 — A study sheds light on how extreme weather events impact phenological processes, specifically the flight period of butterflies and moths and the ...

In Australia’s arid and semi-arid zones lives a highly elusive predator. It’s small but fierce and feisty, with big eyes, long hind legs and a pointy nose. A carnivorous marsupial, it comes out at ...

highlighting their importance in controlling harmful insect populations. It explains the anatomy of spiders, including their two body parts, eight legs, and fangs used for injecting venom.

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen ...

There are over 1,000 species of sea anemones living in our oceans. They live specifically in salt water and can be anywhere from under an inch wide to several feet across. Each species has its own ...

Understanding the circuit mechanisms behind motion detection is a long-standing question in visual neuroscience. In Drosophila melanogaster, recently discovered synapse-level connectomes in the optic ...

Here, we investigated optomotor-induced turning and the neuronal mechanisms underlying the differences between the leg movements of the two body sides in the stick insect Carausius morosus. We present ...