Common Hoverfly Parasitoid Wasps! Today we're looking at a wasp I found in my backyard. This little insect lays its eggs inside of other hosts (hoverflys), which consumes the hoverfly larva from the ...

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The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading ...

Over 70 new species, from insects to dinosaurs, were identified in 2025 by combining fieldwork, museum collections, and ...

Diatomaceous earth is a white powder made from crushed ancient diatom fossils. Its sharp edges damage insect bodies, making ...

The Needle hustled rubes and went on tour with the Harlem Globetrotters — by playing with a frying pan instead of a paddle.

If you want to feel the calming beauty of a mature forest, Marin County offers plenty of opportunities. Numerous trails lead into our quiet backcountry. As you slow down, the woodland reveals ...

If you're shopping for some last-minute stocking stuffers before Christmas, these fun USB gadgets will brighten up anyone's day.

The easiest of these locations to farm for microscopes each time you play Fallout 76 is Ella Ames' Bunker. This location is ...

The Natural History Museum of Denmark houses a unique collection of 70,000 pieces of amber from various time periods.

A simple light-based method is uncovering hidden fiber networks inside the brain and body, even in tissue slides over 100 years old.

Paleontologists have discovered the first known fossilized bee nests built inside ancient bones, uncovered in a cave that ...