Ancient Nubians who lived between the 7th and 9th centuries tattooed the cheeks and foreheads of their infants and toddlers. This surprising discovery was made during a systematic survey of more than ...

New research from Virginia Tech University shows that small insects called springtails (Collembola species) help farmers fight herbicide-resistant weed species in the soil. These tiny wingless insects ...

The best microscopes open up an entirely different world, revealing the details that our eyes alone could never capture. Just as a telescope lets you look outward into the universe, a microscope draws ...

In all these many years, I have never written a column on springtails, and yet I am pretty sure you have them all over your yard. In fact, you have more of them than any other arthropod. You probably ...

Buying one of the best microscopes for kids is a great way to introduce young learners to the world of scientific discovery — these models are our top picks. When you purchase through links on our ...

Springtails, small bugs often found crawling through leaf litter and garden soil, are expert jumpers. Inspired by these hopping hexapods, roboticists in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of ...

Springtails, small bugs often found crawling through leaf litter and garden soil, are expert jumpers. Inspired by these hopping hexapods, roboticists have made a walking, jumping robot that pushes the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. At first, you notice one or two bugs in the shower, but you reason that they are few, feeble, and inconsequential. The following day, you spot ...

In our quest to understand the intrepid and often overlooked secrets of the animate wonderland we inhabit, we occasionally stumble upon a wonder that brings a new perspective to life. Enter the ...

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