What is the most American animal?

The US slapped a bald eagle on its official seal back in 1782. Did we pick the right mascot? With 250 years of perspective, experts pick the true Most American Animal.

The broader a fungus's diet, the better it kills insects and helps plants

Many fungi lead triple lives—acting as deadly insect pathogens, decomposers in the soil, and helpful partners living inside ...
Scientific American

Earth is home to 20 million insect species—three times more than we thought

Some creative calculations using bug traps, epidemiology and trees suggest there are some 20 million unique insect species on ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Male Fruit Flies Have Sperm That Are Nearly as Long as Their Bodies. Here’s How the Cells Don’t Become a Tangled Mess

Males of the species Drosophila melanogaster pack thousands of almost two-millimeter-long sperm cells into significantly smaller storage organs. A new study reveals how they move in an orderly manner ...

Democrats’ and Republicans’ Screwworm Blame Spin

Politicians of both political parties have blamed either the Trump or the Biden administration for the arrival of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating fly that affects the cattle industry, in the U ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

A diving suit for cyborg cockroaches could enhance search-and-rescue operations

Scientists from NTU Singapore and Waseda University have developed a flexible "diving suit" for cyborg cockroaches, enabling ...