Beetles display a wide range of colors, from deep muted tones to those that shift from green to purple or yellow as they ...

Bees rely on sunlight and polarized light to navigate, making nighttime flight dangerous and often impossible for honey bees.

Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena has investigated how these plant defenses ...

As Europe seeks to curb its dependence on China for rare earths, plans to mine the continent's biggest deposit have hit a roadblock over fears that mining operations could harm endangered beetles, ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection specialists intercepted the first-ever bark beetle in the U.S. at Detroit Metro Airport this year. According to CBP, agents found the 3-millimeter bark beetle within ...

Flying cars are no longer just for the movies. Alef Aeronautics has begun building the first electric flying cars for customers, which are being hand-made in California. Electric flying cars are real ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

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A young woodpecker waits at its nest, eyeing a shiny beetle flying by. Will this be its first successful hunt? Witness this rare wildlife moment up close! Appeals court panel upholds nearly $1M ...

A new species of air potato beetle, Lilioceris egena, is being released in Florida to combat the invasive air potato vine. The invasive vine grows rapidly, smothers native plants, and disrupts the ...