From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes ...

Most of us have had great experiences with butterflies. These delicate, mystical insects capture our attention as they flit ...

Not every animal gets the luck of the draw when it comes to looks. While some creatures get by with soft fur and wide eyes, ...

Mosquitoes are the "deadliest animal on the planet," and even when the bites aren't fatal, they're certainly not pleasant.

A tiny treasure buried in 236-million-year-old poop. It might not be as glamorous as a bug in amber, but this dung fossil, ...

Male proboscis monkeys are easily recognised by their big, droopy noses. They don’t use them for smelling or eating, but the ...

Tis the season for uninvited guests. June may be the start to hurricane season, but the month also rolls out something else, bedbug infestation. We know them as the ...

A Pulitzer Prize-winning weekly covering West Marin, including the towns of Point Reyes Station, Inverness, Bolinas, Stinson Beach, Marshall, Nicasio, Lagunitas, Woodacre, San Geronimo, Forest Knolls, ...

I got an email from a reader. My reader was pleading, ‘HELP!’ Squash bug or Anasa tritis had invaded her garden. She had planted pumpkins, acorn, spaghetti, and butternut squash. There was no hint of ...

According to the European Space Agency, the Flyeye-1 telescope recently completed its “first light” test at the Italian Space ...

A newly published study in the Journal of Neurophysiology reveals how blow flies (Calliphora vicina)—despite their minimal ...

A protein that gives fleas their bounce has been used to boot out bacteria cells, with lab results demonstrating the material ...