New findings reveal how ants increase their collective sensing power to help them navigate complex terrains.

In a bay off the coast of northwest Africa, conditions are almost always just right for phytoplankton blooms.

Experts from Texas A&M AgriLife say if a caterpillar looks 'fuzzy,' don't touch it.

Robots with toes? Experiments suggest that climbing robots could benefit from having flexible, hairy toes, like those of geckos, that can adjust quickly to accommodate shifting weight and slippery surfaces.

Over the past quarter-century, changes in Antarctic sea-ice cover have had profound impacts on life on the ocean floor. 

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a green way to create chitin, by using two forms of food waste – prawn shells and discarded fruit – and fermenting them.

Model helps warn of worst desert locust swarms in a quarter century

Experts are creating a strategy to safeguard citizens, honey and crop production to head off a possible emergence of the Asiant giant hornet in Texas.

Forest buffers help protect grazing land and animals from the Japanese island's cold, windy winters.

ETH researchers have analysed individual marine bacterial cells to show that metabolic processes inside them determine the amount of gas they release, which is involved in cloud formation.