New research proving bumblebees exhibit emotion-like behaviors—previously thought to exist only in mammalian species—has implications for how scientists understand the consciousness of insects.

As a UK gardening expert, I've watched ordinary patios erupt with colour once the right shrubs and scented perennials go in.

If you’re thinking of some enormous flying creature with teeth or talons carrying deadly venom, you’ll need to reign in your imagination. No known bird actively injects or produces venom – but the ...

Placer County announced Friday that it will deploy 2,000 goats in parts of western Placer County to reduce wildfire risk.

Hummingbird feeders are excellent for bringing those adorable tiny birds to your garden, but you can attract even more with ...

Finally, a place on the internet where you can share all of the gifts that have been given to you by your local crow friends.

A New Hampshire balcony gardener who wanted to attract birds and pollinators discovered that goldfinches were pulling apart ...

Renaissance painter Jan Brueghel the Elder painted a bat eating a bird — 400 years before scientists would document the ...

One predator-prey interaction always leaves me torn. Birds sparked my love for the natural world years ago, but after my interest lapsed during adolescence, bees brought me back into the fold. So I ...

It's back: For the first time since 1982, the New World screwworm has been found in U.S. cattle. The flesh-eating parasitic fly, which was eradicated from American cattle herds almost 50 years ago, ...

In the forests of Sarapiquí, Costa Rica, some bees are drawn to something far different from flowers. They visit decaying animal remains, feed on carrion, and in some cases cut small pieces of meat to ...