Los Angeles is no stranger to weird stories. This year featured a string of bizarre stories that ranged from strange crimes ...

Despite the vast differences in human and bee brains, both of us can do mathematics. As we argue in a new paper published in ...

Erik Irmer has been documenting the spread of invasive plant and animal species that disrupt native ecology across Europe. He focuses on humans’ interactions with these plants and animals. Aliens is p ...

The arachnophobes have come to a decision: jumping spiders can stay. The other spiders must leave, but jumping spiders are ...

At first glance, the insect trapped in golden resin looked like any other tiny victim of deep time. Only under close ...

There were about as many deadly bear attacks in Japan in just 2025 as there are in the United States in the average decade.

Across towns and cities, the trees that define our neighborhoods, cool our homes, and help tie our landscapes together are disappearing one construction project and “routine” removal at a time. We ...

Cartoonist and counterculture icon R. Crumb reflects on his remarkable life and work in a new interview from his home in the South of France.

While Mother Nature continues to amaze us every day, some wildlife surprises can go from fascinating to straight-up ...

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