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Monarch butterflies teetering ‘on the edge of collapse,’ added to endangered species list
By Stephanie Pappas published
The migratory monarch is threatened by habitat loss, pesticide and herbicide use, and climate change.

Trap-jaw ants' lightning-fast bite should rip their heads apart. Here's why it doesn't.
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A unique "dual spring" powers the ant's jaws.

Amber tomb of 'dancing' wasp and delicate flower also hides a gruesome secret
By Mindy Weisberger published
About 30 million years ago, resin hardened around a flower and a parasitic wasp, preserving clues to their relationship in an ancient ecosystem.

Scientists Finally Figure Out How Bees Fly
By Sara Goudarzi last updated
A longstanding puzzle is resolved as exotic flight mechanisms are revealed.

Do bees really die if they sting you?
By Joe Phelan published
Here's the science behind whether all bees die after stinging humans.

What's the difference between a moth and a butterfly?
By Tia Ghose published
Though related, there are key differences between them.

Cannibal wasp babies eat their siblings, because nature is brutal
By Mindy Weisberger published
When food starts running low in wasp larvae nurseries, the babies resort to cannibalism in order to survive.

How do mosquitoes sniff out humans to bite?
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Some mosquitoes can smell humans from a distance.
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