Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

Weather forecasting folklore also involves insects. Like those of squirrels, the higher the nests of wasps and hornets, the ...

The woolly bear caterpillar, also known as the woolly worm, is a meteorological legend that has been used to predict the severity of winter weather for centuries.

Authorities worldwide have seized an average of nine tigers each month over the past five years, highlighting a worsening trafficking crisis that threatens the survival of one of the planet's most ...

SANTA CRUZ — Hordes of fuzzy orange and black caterpillars crowd trails and fields in the leaf littered autumn months. For decades, false claims that these caterpillars can predict winter weather have ...

UC Davis doctoral candidate Lexie Martin wearing a "Bee-Yaw" T-shirt designed by a member of the UC Davis Entomology Graduate Student Association. She is standing next to a partial image of a ...