Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave talk about a comet visiting from interstellar space, caterpillars that eat and break down plastic, and how animals' sense of smell varies by altitude.

Yikes! Minnesota placed sixth on the list of the most rodent-infested states for this year. Let this sink in: there is about ...

An invasive spotted lanternfly, an insect from Asia, has been found in Springfield, which could cause damage to over 100 types of plants.

An international research team led by Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) and the Joint FAO/IAEA Center of Nuclear ...

Planting mint in your garden or near entry points to your home can help deter them. The scent of mint can also mask the smell of food, making your garden less attractive to rats. However, mint spreads ...

Ecosystems are characterized by interconnected structure and functions. A study published in the open-access journal PLOS ...

Insects are integral to most freshwater and terrestrial food webs, but due to their accumulation of environmental pollutants they are also contaminant vectors that threaten reproduction, development, ...