A creature smaller than a grain of rice may be the fastest backflipper on Earth, which is exactly the kind of fact that makes me want to go outside, scoop up a handful of leaf litter, and look a ...

A creature smaller than a grain of rice may be the fastest backflipper on Earth, which is exactly the kind of fact that makes me want to go outside, scoop up a handful of leaf litter, and look a ...

Insects constitute the most diverse faunal group (Lewinsohn & Prado, 2005) and are involved in almost all ecological processes that occur in ecosystems (Lavelle et al., 2006). They are also notable ...

A celebration of how alien yet relatable so many of the creatures that live among us can be. Bruce Elder shares with us his extensive knowledge, insights, and hot tips for every Australian town in ...

In virtually every piece of land on Earth—from near the summit of Mount Everest to Antarctica to caves nearly 2,000 meters underground—live tiny critters that have shaped the health of our planet for ...

A bright blue, six-eyed springtail found on Tsushima Island in Japan turned out to be a new species. According to researchers, the springtail is about 0.06 to 0.07 inches long and carries six eyes in ...

The specimens were collected during the rainy season. The climate of the area is "As" following Koeppen's system, with two distinct seasons: a dry summer and a wet winter (Kottek et al. 2006).

Nurturing everything from bacteria and fungi to worms is seen as essential to helping minimise use of chemicals and machinery Nick Padwick hunches over a microscope, examining a sample of compost he ...

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The winners of this year's Close-up Photographer of the Year have just been announced. The overall winner was an amazing image of two stag beetles in silhouette, appropriately called 'Clash of the ...