Mutualistic partnerships between species abound across nature — but it’s a tricky dance to make sure both parties keep ...

The ballista spider builds sophisticated spring-loaded snares to catapult its prey. Newly discovered, the ballista spider ...

California is home to hundreds of species, most of whom benefit ecosystems through aeration, insect removal and seed ...

When you think of predators, you likely imagine big animals with sharp claws or teeth, like tigers or sharks. Over 100 million years ago, however, a tiny yet freakishly fearsome predator impaled its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A paleoartistic reconstruction of the new species, based on the fossil and on a close relative species found in amber from Myanmar ...

Seen in the image below, scientists have discovered an unusual specimen of fungus that made a carpenter ant its home; this discovery is the oldest known ant fungal parasite, which is also a new genus ...

Tropical species like Pharaoh’s Ants and Ghost Ants can sometimes be found in hospitals, flats or student halls and pose greater risks.