It’s hoped that through competitions like Bug of the Year, greater awareness will be brought to velvet worms and other bugs ...

New Zealand made an unexpected decision of choosing an ancient worm as the winner for an international competition.As ...

A recent study has identified 16 new-to-science species of grasshoppers living in the deserts of the U.S. and Mexico. One of ...

The results are in, and New Zealanders have crowned the ngāokeoke (New Zealand velvet worm, Peripatoides novaezealandiae) the 2025 Bug of the Year. The whē (New Zealand praying mantis) came second, ...

Of all the bugs New Zealanders could have selected to win an international competition, they chose neither the prettiest, nor ...

Seasonally cold temperatures and snow finally moved into the Inland Northwest this month. Skiers are happy. And so is a rare ...

New research has discovered 16 new desert grasshopper species, revealing their Ice Age-driven isolation and diversification.

We begin in Idaho, where, against all possible odds, they elected a legislature even more wing-nutty than the previous one was. Now that legislature wants public school kids to learn all about the ...

Over 200 science roles have been cut from the sector since July last year, bringing the total number of roles lost in the government science sector to approximately 570. That is despite the Government ...

Unusual animals spotted in Ohio COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) — The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced earlier this week plans to stop the spread of an invasive species ...

Republican Renae Cowley and Democrat Frank Pignanelli discuss some of the most popular bills in the Utah Legislature: ending ...

Discover 10 astonishing images capturing nature’s tiniest creatures in incredible detail. These stunning insect photographs ...