Ah, the bounty of spring: all the tender new foliage on trees and shrubs, flowers galore and prolific growth in the vegetable garden. We gardeners revel in the abundance the season brings, and ...

Digger wasps make a short burrow for each egg, stocking it with food and returning a few days later to provide more. A new ...

April’s Earth Month should have made us curious about what we can do to tread more lightly on the planet. We may think of ...

Despite how much humans rely on insects, our actions are reducing their populations in many parts of the world. A recent study found that the United States lost more than 20% of its butterflies over ...

Brood XIV cicadas are emerging in Tennessee, here's where they've been spotted and when you'll see them in your neighborhood.

It’s a nutritious food source packed with proteins, vitamins and healthy fats. It’s also a popular one, consumed annually by ...

Spiders are found all around the world, except in Antarctica. There are over 50,000 species that belong to 136 families.

Though Western NC didn't see many cicadas during 2024's emergence, scientists say Brood XIV is expected to emerge in the area ...

The concept for Roach Lab spawned from Proctor's animal behavior class. Several years ago, she won a grant from the Association of Psychological Science. It was a way to study animal behavior without ...

What's the currency for all life on Earth? Carbon. Every living thing needs a source of carbon to grow and reproduce. In the ...

Parsley is a great companion for tomatoes, pepper, corn, peas, beans, cabbage, roses, radishes, and asparagus. Learn how to ...

Cornflowers, also called bachelor’s buttons, are deer-resistant wildflowers in shades of blue, purple, pink, red, and white.