The fight against fire ants is set to become year-round with an area 400 times the size of the Brisbane CBD earmarked for ...

As part of a $24 million scheme to contain the pests, the government says its aerial control program will disperse two rounds ...

Across the Hawaiian Islands, the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle is threatening to make Hawaii’s palms disappear. Native ...

What are some animals that give birth to huge numbers of offspring at once?” (Watch a female sea urchin produce millions of eggs.) The mola, or ocean sunfish, looks like an animal cracker someone bit ...

October is the month of Halloween, when people decorate their yards and homes with large spiders to scare people. October is also when people often see real large spiders in their homes. But if this ...

Carnivorous plants are a fascinating part of the natural world, especially species like the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) that rely on what is effectively a spring-loaded trap to ensnare ...

Editor: Tom Philp’s commentary on the decline of salmon populations is a small portrait of the really big picture ...

Voyageurs National Park stretches along Minnesota’s northern border in a patchwork of lakes, forest, rocky peninsulas, and ...

While insects are often associated with summer, many Brits have been shocked to discover swarms taking over their homes well ...

Termites benefit the environment by breaking down wood debris, but they can cause severe damage to homes. Swarmers, bubbling ...

Standard Antarctic cruises take eleven-days from Ushuaia in South Argentina to the frozen continent’s northernmost peninsula.