Half a billion years ago, the first true eye emerged in Earth’s oceans. Fossils now reveal what that ancient crystal vision could actually see.

Here’s what compound eyes really do — and why flies see you in slow motion. A few centuries ago, scientists believed insects saw thousands of tiny, repeated images — like a kaleidoscope of candle ...

Termites can wreak havoc in the blink of an eye. While there are occasional signs that termites are present, often it is not ...

You can nurture your tomato plants like prized pets, water them with care, stake them upright, feed them rich compost—and ...

The discovery of bright yet stable pigments is vanishingly rare, making them hugely valuable. Now chemist Mas Subramanian is unpicking the atomic code of colour and homing in on our most-wanted hue ...

Excerpted with permission from Wild Capital: Discovering Nature in Delhi, Neha Sinha, HarperCollins India.

India, Feb. 13 -- A report submitted to the Supreme Court has cast serious doubt on how former Prime Minister Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi's health and detention have been managed at Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi ...

An hour before dawn, in a nameless rock pile in the world’s largest hot desert, Djimet Guemona clambered up a narrow gully. The route was hemmed by high walls, where uncountable centuries of ...

Scientists at Rothamsted Research and ApresLabs Ltd have demonstrated that SYN-A, a naturally derived synergist extracted from olive oil, can restore the effectiveness of pyrethroid insecticides ...

The Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) is one of the most dreaded insects to have invaded North America and parts of Europe. Accidentally introduced to the United States in the early twentieth ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A new paper from Caltech reveals how a type of rove beetle turns off its own pheromones — and steals them from ...

A new update from one of the DCU’s co-heads has shone some light on what fans might expect from the future of Blue Beetle, and his status as a DCU hero. What’s the latest Blue Beetle update? In a ...