"Even though moths and butterflies are a well-studied group, we're just now beginning to understand some of the most basic facts about their evolution and conservation needs," ...

Orchids don’t always reward their pollinators — sometimes they mislead them. From flowers that mimic insect mates to blooms that smell like rotting fish, orchids have evolved remarkable strategies to ...

Nature is weird, if you haven't noticed. Waxwing birds get drunk on fermented fruit, there are sharks that lay eggs which look like corkscrews, and Brazil has a tree so huge it looks like a lush, ...

Daisy is a journalist and writer with 20 years of experience working on titles including the Telegraph, Time Out London, ...

Butterflies are some of the most beautiful insects. There are also many beautiful moths. They have three main body regions ...

Here are six species that have some of the strangest and most specialised noses on Earth, turning their faces into remarkable examples of evolution at work. The star-nosed mole has one of the most ...

A complex suite of factors go into whether a mosquito chooses to bite you or the person next to you. Many people point to the idea that it comes down to blood type, but the science is more complicated ...

Moths are a group of insects in the Lepidoptera order and are often viewed as the plainer relatives of the more glamorous butterfly. However, moths are important animals in their own right. They play ...

Bird beaks have a variety of shapes and purposes. Here are common bird beak types you should look for and how they help birds find food.

NEW DELHI- Amid a rise in mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria, dengue, and chikungunya, researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi announced the development of an ...

Researchers who trapped mosquitoes in a region of the Brazilian rainforest found that they are turning to humans for sustenance as deforestation takes away the habitat of their animal hosts. Blood ...