A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute used a robot to mimic common big-eared bats' echolocation skills ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers.

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Journalist Daisy Hernández chronicles the history of Chagas disease, also known as kissing bug disease, and how it changed ...

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The North American squirrel is an oft-seen but under-recognized staple of North America. They operate on a low-key level but ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. At first glance, this list may seem like a mere collection ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Naming a pet is a venerated family tradition. In case ...

The numbers seem to fluctuate by what source you refer, but the world has at least 900,000 identified insect species. With such a wide variety of habitats, of which many have yet to be fully explored, ...

Did your oak tree lose its leaves early this year? Did they just seem to be eaten away? They well may have been, by one or both of two common insect pests of oaks: the California tent caterpillar ...