Animals across the globe employ a remarkable survival trick called thanatosis, or tonic immobility. This involves feigning death to escape predators.

Sicily is on the front line of Europe’s fire ant invasion. If it fails to contain the spread, more countries will be at risk.

These expert camouflage skills have intrigued scientists as long ago as 350 B.C., when Aristotle took interest in octopuses’ ...

Leaving your leaves where they fall — or at least using them in your yard instead of bagging them up — is a sustainable ...

A new study led by the University of Oxford has revealed that reptiles confined to islands are facing a double jeopardy.

Sulfur Cave is a subterranean network of interconnected limestone chambers, with the entrance in Greece, and the body of the ...

Don’t forget that under all that snow, there’s a whole community of insects, spiders, and other arthropods waiting for the ...

You can trim back some of the plants dying back now but don't overdo it - the aim is to keep the pond healthy, not spotless.

The nonprofit Sustainable Libraries Initiative has spread globally since its inception six years ago in Suffolk and upstate.

It has been one year since Oxford University boffins say the species likely to take over the world after humans is the octopus. The eight-limbed creatures are primed to become the dominant force on ...

Jumping spiders have distinct eyes and fur markings that will help you spot them. Getting rid of them entails a few essential ...