Screwworms are back and spreading in Texas. The pests were successfully eradicated from the United States in 1966. How? Using the sterile insect technique whereby 20 billion irradiated screwworm flies ...

He looks at three of the strangest sea creatures he has ever seen: an alien-looking isopod with armor, spiky legs, and pincers that can make you bleed, a painted lobster known for wild colors, and a ...

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But these methods can lead to costs that far outweigh their benefits, causing unnecessary suffering for not only the so-called pests, but also for humans, other animals and entire ecosystems.

Some rewilding sites are amazing experts and the public with how much wildlife they support, backers of projects say.

If someone told you there’s a place in Virginia where wild ponies roam across windswept highlands that look like they belong ...

Dan Werb uses Conrad’s wake as the doorway into an exploration of synanthropes — a term derived from Greek that means ...

NPR's science podcast Short Wave talks about why wolves are thriving in California, a new estimation of the world's insect species and the universe's earliest quasars.

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Cyclospora, a parasite that causes intestinal illness, is sickening many people across the United States. Health experts have tips for avoiding infection. By Alice Callahan See more of our coverage in ...

Claiming he was setting a couch on fire to get rid of bed bugs, a Lawton man is in jail accused of arson. Jeremie Carl Harry, 31, made his initial appearance Tuesday in Comanche County District Court ...