Researchers announced over 70 new species in a single year, including bizarre insects, ancient dinosaurs, rare mammals, and deep-river fish. Many were found not in the wild, but in museum collections, ...

Watch a carnivorous Venus flytrap growing and eating before your eyes in this time-lapse. A dormant flytrap was planted into a pot filled with soil mixture and moist wood fiber on the surface. We ...

There’s a windmill on the horizon of Route 30 in Lancaster County that beckons to travelers like a sugary lighthouse, guiding sweet-toothed pilgrims to what might be Pennsylvania’s most iconic dessert ...

It's that time of year again. The weather gets cooler. You see a ladybug in your house. Cute! Then the couple of bugs you see on the ceiling or near a door or window turns into a handful. Then a swarm ...

I hate bugs inside my home. And while fruit flies are the least serious offender in my mind (bed bugs and roaches are much worse), some people can’t stand them. Instead of swatting at the air in a ...

Deep under the Jurassic rock beds of New South Wales, scientists discovered fossilized insects that push back the history of one of the world’s most hardy families of flies. These fragile traces, ...

Rainfall creates ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes in standing water like puddles and gutters. The most effective way to get rid of mosquitoes is to eliminate standing water sources around your ...

What has no brain, no nervous system, and not even nerves, yet acts as if it has reflexes? The answer is a Venus fly trap. This famous carnivorous plant captures insects and other small animals – and ...

This could get very messy for Tesla. The Austin, Texas-based automaker is being sued over claims that defects in the doors of a crashed Cybertruck prevented three college students from getting out ...

Door handles have been in the news a lot lately and there are growing concerns that some might not be intuitive enough to use during an emergency. Most of the debate has revolved around Tesla and ...

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To trap its prey, the Venus flytrap sends rapid electrical impulses, which are generated in response to touch or stress. But the molecular identity of the touch sensor has remained unclear. Japanese ...