Dutch Elm Disease — we’ve all seen the signs warning about the transport of elm firewood at campgrounds and on roadways leading into towns and cities provincewide, but what is it exactly? We spoke ...

Pimpla rufipes: Large parasitic black wasps spotted in gardens across Ireland and why they are here It is best to leave them to their business if you spot one, as they contribute to pollination and as ...

Most individuals of Nesticodes rufipes showed family conserved karyotype characteristics. However, one individual had a 2n (male) = 24 due to the presence of an extra chromosome pair, which exhibited ...

Overall, our data illustrate two vaccine approaches to deliver two antigens in a single immunization. Both approaches induced protective immune responses against CCHFV in this model. These approaches ...

Some of the most popular natural remedies for Lyme disease include essential oils, herbs, and chelation therapy. Here’s what science says about their efficacy.

A concoction of ground-up black ants or Bothroponera rufipes, mixed in water can even relieve toothache. The ants are also believed to manage high blood pressure.

How biologically relevant chemical information can be genetically maintained and conveyed in complex sex pheromonal profiles.

Black widows are vanishing from certain regions of the U.S. Scientists found that a competitor, the brown widow, may largely be to blame for the iconic arachnid's decline.

In 50 per cent of pairings, sub-adult brown widow females simply cohabitated with red house spider (Nesticodes rufipes) females. In 40 per cent of pairings, sub-adult brown widow females were killed ...

Brown widow spiders, which are invasive to North America, are wiping out black widow populations in the U.S. by aggressively attacking them for no clear reason, a new study shows.