A new-to-science species of praying mantis found in Iran has been named as a symbol of universal freedom. Sinaiella azadi was ...

Thirty-seven people have been brought ashore after two ships collided in the North Sea, with jet fuel spilling into the water ...

The veteran Jambos No. 1 is out of contract in the summer and faces a big decision over whether to call it a day or continue ...

Josefa Lima de Sousa, 65, from Brazil, confessed to killing a fellow homeless person named Celso Marques Ferreira - she ...

The dactyl clubs act as a phononic shield, filtering high-frequency stress waves and preventing harmful vibrations from ...

Dactyl clubs are hammer-like structures located on each side of a mantis shrimp’s body. They store energy in elastic ...

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

The competition was stiff this year, with nearly 25,000 votes cast for the 21 nominees, but which bug came out on top?

There are plenty of scary creatures on Earth (and especially in the ocean), but one of the most powerful might come as a surprise. After all, it's pretty tiny.

Once the pope’s death is confirmed, the papal signet ring, which seals official documents, will be destroyed to signal the end of his papacy. Then, the papal apartments will be sealed and the College ...

Police have reportedly found a body in an embankment in Bury this evening - officers and paramedics rushed to the scene and ...

Forget about Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali, the fastest punch in the world belongs to the mantis shrimp. This shrimp can smash a shell with the force of a .22 caliber bullet and remain intact despite the ...