The way dragonfly larvae control the water jets they use to move and breathe could have a range of engineering and medical applications, according to new research. The larvae have active tri-leaflet ...

Stuart McCausland came across this little bundle of lichen with legs, scooting across a crape myrtle tree in his yard. It is a lacewing larva, sometimes called a “junk bug” because of the junk it ...

Dear Doctor: I read a terrible story about a couple who went to the Caribbean and got hookworms by going barefoot. Is that only possible in the tropics, or should I be worried here in the United ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Mt. Blue Middle School eighth-graders venture Thursday morning into the ...

Jan. 25 (UPI) --Engineers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have designed a tiny, soft-bodied robot capable of navigating tight, enclosed spaces. The so-called millirobot is modeled ...

Since we reported on an outbreak of sea lice in Ocean City last week, The Baltimore Sun has received emails from readers that the critters seen this summer were actually baby crabs — not jellyfish or ...

I have some coffee grounds that were not used, and these worms appeared in them. Are they a problem? Should I not use the grounds, and should I try to kill the worms? That's a common question about ...