Insects are often tiny and easily overlooked, yet some pose serious threats to human health and life, either through venomous stings, aggressive behaviour, or disease transmission. Understanding which ...

Centipedes may look creepy, but they’re fascinating, ancient predators that play an important role indoors and out.

Backed by Sam Altman and Peter Thiel, Brinc founder Blake Resnick is on his way to making his quadcopters the top choice for America’s cops—if only he can get the federal government to ban his primary ...

This story originally appeared in the Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007 edition of the Lassen County Times. Honeybees have made it through the last 20 million years in a changing world ...

‘Noctourism’ is a burgeoning trend: a 2024 Booking.com survey of people from 33 countries suggested that 62 per cent ...

Welcome to Ely, Nevada, the hidden gem that’s making retirees do a double-take at their bank statements. Nestled in eastern Nevada at an elevation of 6,437 feet, Ely sits like a time capsule ...

Autumn is a time for farewells and for welcomes. For months our garden has been brightened by the fuchsia hedge we planted many years ago. The drooping flowers, like ballet-dancers, dressed in red and ...

If you have ever seen a bald eagle nest – you know that they are large enough to hold two adult parents and several chicks as ...

Jakarta is now the world's largest city by population. The capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, is home to nearly 42 million, according to a new report from the United Nations, making it the most densely ...

The world has a new most populous city. Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, tops a ranking that is increasingly dominated by Asia. It edged out Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, and Japan's Tokyo to earn the ...

With an Afro that is more than six feet in circumference, Jessica Martinez set a new Guinness record. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta Jessica Martinez was about 12 years old when she stopped using relaxers ...

Nov. 20 (UPI) --A New York woman's afro was certified as the world's largest -- measuring 6 feet, 2.87 inches in circumference -- and she was officially crowned by her predecessor. Aevin Dugas, who ...