A bane of farmers’ existence, it’s estimated that plant-eating pests are responsible for the loss of as much as 40 percent of ...

Human-made air pollution degrades flower chemicals and hides plant scents, interfering with the ability of bees and other ...

Among mammals, females generally live longer. The recent comparative study examined 528 mammal species in zoos and found that ...

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The Pasadena Public Health Department Friday reported the city’s first case of West Nile virus in a human. The actual confirmation was made Thursday and no details were released about the ...

Europe’s largest bat hunts and eats birds midair, finally solving a 25-year mystery about how these nocturnal predators ...

Across mammal species, from baboons and gorillas up to humans, females usually live longer than the males do. However, this ...

Researchers who analyzed data from zoo animals found that it is not only genetics, but mating pressures that may determine ...

A new study is offering an explanation as to why women tend to live longer than men. Published in the Science Advances ...

In the fickle universe of popular TV entertainment, there is often a creative endeavor whose reach far exceeds its grasp for ...

A mosquito sample in Palm Springs tested positive for West Nile virus, the first reported positive sample in the city, and ...

The bite of a black widow spider can initially feel like a sharp stabbing pain, or it can be deceptively subtle, barely ...