Tomatoes were reviled for centuries—so how did we come to embrace them? This small New Jersey town claims to have played a ...

Entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the world of insects. Are cockroaches so resilient that they'd survive a nuclear war? Why do praying mantis ...

Two of the top 5 deadliest animals in the country we don't have to deal with are the Africanized Honey Bee, which hasn't made ...

WorldAtlas says: “Although generally non-aggressive, raccoons in NJ can be aggressive and bite people if they are infected ...

Another favorite of northern water snakes is Jersey’s largest freshwater lake. While the lake’s popularity as a recreation ...

A New York cyclist who tried to save a venomous snake from being run over ... Dan Geiger, a writer from Manhattan, was pedaling along New Jersey’s Palisades Cliffs when he spotted the copperhead ...

New Jersey is home to a rich diversity of ... While most of the state’s snakes are non-venomous and play a key role in pest control, that doesn’t stop many residents and visitors from ...

A New York man dodged death when he was bit by a venomous snake while bike riding in New Jersey. Dan Geiger was pedaling along the Palisades Cliffs recently when he saw a snake in the middle of ...