The American burying beetle nearly died off decades ago. Here’s how a network of conservationists are reintroducing it to the ...

Elephants have been the face of conservation campaigns for decades. With more focus on the elephant itself rather than the ...

A zookeeper shows off an American burying beetle at the St. Louis Zoo. Their staff is working to conserve this threatened species. American burying beetles bring dead animals underground, turn them ...

Researchers found elephants help sustain a hidden network of insects, with their loss triggering biodiversity declines across ecosystems.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — There's a killer out there with a voracious appetite for destruction and only you can help eradicate it. The US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ...

Dung beetle on top of its ball of dung. Source: Bernard Dupont/Wikimedia Commons When a fresh pile of dung hits the ground, it isn’t long before the dung beetles arrive. There are so many dung beetles ...

There is a quality of water, or liquids in general, that we often overlook because we’re so large and heavy; It’s called surface tension, and only nature’s smallest creatures could ever possibly ...

When curator of Egyptian archaeology Nir Or Lev began his role at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, he wasn’t just focused on the glorious past -- he was thinking about the future. His vision: was to get ...

The nocturnal mating rituals of hairy scarab beetles are helping pollinate one of Perth's most common native trees, in a ...

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright colors: shiny blue, red, orange ...

Researchers have discovered that gut microbes may influence where beetles lay their eggs and affect their offspring.

Dung beetle on top of its ball of dung. Source: Bernard Dupont/Wikimedia Commons When a fresh pile of dung hits the ground, it isn’t long before the dung beetles arrive. There are so many dung beetles ...