After fifty quiet years, the oriental hornet is showing up again, raising fresh questions about spread, stings, and bees. The ...

When a man in his mid-50s living in New Delhi, India first noticed some mild irritation in his right eye, he figured it would pass. But after it persisted for ten days, he thought back to an unlucky ...

It was during a coffee-on-the-deck session that I happened to see an unusual insect perched on the floor. I recognized it right away as an adult cicada. It has been many years since I last saw one of ...