Evolution was fueled by endosymbiosis, cellular alliances in which one microbe makes a permanent home inside another. For the ...

Mammals have exceptional hearing. Using echolocation, bats can detect tiny insects flying in pitch-black darkness. Elephants can recognize the calls of their companions from roughly a mile away. And ...

Though Demodex mites are often seen as unwelcome guests, they play an essential role in the skin’s ecosystem. By maintaining a healthy balance of oils and moisture, and seeking professional guidance ...

Beetles battling for mating rights, a bear stalking through the rainforest and a damselfly perched in front of a waterfall ...

In the early 1950s biologists at Brooklyn College were using an electron microscope to pursue a lead ... this trick of the light renders the insects stealthy on leaf surfaces where hungry insects ...

For example, small shells, coins and insects could be examined ... and a pupil asked whether we could examine bread mold under a microscope. The dilemma was that, for health and safety reasons ...

Dust mites are microscopic pests that dwell in four out ... If you haven’t hoovered under your bed or washed your sheets in a little while, there’s a strong chance that you have mites feeding ...

In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we demonstrated that male spiders use olfactory ...

Demodex brevis is a microscopic mite that lives in ... Your doctor then looks at the sample under a microscope to see whether any mites are present. They may also look for any other signs of ...

The sparklemuffin peacock spider (Maratus jactatus) is a tiny spider that lives up to its vivacious name. This dazzling arachnid was given its moniker in 2015 by UC Berkeley PhD student Maddie Girard ...

They are so small, you need to use a light microscope to see them ... The oviduct is lined with cilia, which are tiny hairs on cells. Roughly every month, an egg develops, becomes mature and ...

The milky specks known as hummingbird mites are among the most skilled hitchhikers in the world. They live their lives inside ...