The estimate of 5.5 million species of insects is interesting. What’s even more remarkable is that because scientists have ...

Most professional biologists, myself included, do not think they have brought dire wolves back from extinction by any ...

The Jurassic Period is one of the three prehistoric geological periods of the Mesozoic Era ... Late Jurassic (161.5 million ...

"If your garden is enclosed, a couple of small 5-inch holes (about the size and shape of a CD) along the boundary will allow ...

"I've seen a lot of strange insects, but this has to be one of the most peculiar-looking ones I've seen in a while," said one entomologist.

Each species has a unique scientific name - like Bombus griseocollis for the ... It is sobering to note that although millions of undiscovered insect species may be out there, many will go extinct ...

The Mesozoic Era extinctions formed the world as we know it today. Read about what caused them and which animals survived.

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The closest place to Rhode Island to witness the emergence of periodical cicadas is Cape Cod, where Brood XIV is expected to emerge around Memorial Day weekend. PROVIDENCE – The forests of the eastern ...

Conservationists are keeping their antennae twitching for signs of a rare beetle last seen scuttling across a Devon beach in 2002. The hunt is on to rediscover the elusive Strandline Beetle, which may ...