The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District has detected West Nile Virus in the area, the District confirmed. A California scrub jay in San ...

During the Triassic period nearly 250 million years ago, a small reptile scurried after insects in the canopy of a lush ...

Preserved in tan stone, the fossil of Mirasaura included much of the ancient reptile’s skeleton and a feather-like fan that ...

Monkeys live throughout Asia, Africa, Central America, and South America. They’re distinct from other types of primate, like ...

A true terror of the swamp, the giant water bug is an expert predator that hunts with deadly precision. Growing up to 12 cm in length, this stealthy insect patiently waits for the perfect moment to ...

Mosquito season is here and that means the bloodthirsty pests will be on the hunt for sources of blood. Here’s how you can protect yourself ...

A fossil with eyes on stalks and a clawed trunk, the Tully monster has defied classification for over 70 years—and still has ...

The newly discovered species are named Spelaeochthonius dugigulensis, S. geumgulensis, S. magwihalmigulensis, and ...

Some Giant Water Bug species, particularly in the genus Lethocerus ... They get their ‘assassin’ moniker due to their finishing move: stabbing prey with a short proboscis and injecting neurotoxic ...

Give your vampire-fighting allies something worth fighting for. Provide a safe environment with a variety of foods, water, ...

I know I’m treating my mosquito bites all wrong because, well, I have the scars to show it. Most mosquito bites go away within a week or so ― unless you don’t take proper care of them. According to ...