In a groundbreaking revelation that challenges long-held assumptions about bat biology and nocturnal behavior, scientists ...

After crafting a gauzy web, a spider might reckon that the construction isn’t complete. Some spiders, known as orb weavers, ...

New York’s little brown bats have declined by about 90%, according to the DEC; for some species, such as the northern ...

Researchers discovered bats will glow green when exposed to ultraviolet light in a process known as photoluminescence.

Animals possess extraordinary vision, with species like eagles and hawks excelling at long-distance sight, spotting prey from ...

While the neon glow may surprise us, the reality for the animals experiencing it might be very different. Bats don’t have a black light to shine on one another under the dark of night, and the moon ...

Wisconsin sees dozens of species of small beetles in the fall, but the most prevalent is the multicolored Asian lady beetle.

Cyborg cockroaches guided by ultraviolet light and motion feedback navigate obstacles autonomously, showing how noninvasive ...

Several bats glow bright green under ultraviolet light. The glow could reveal clues about evolution in these mysterious night ...

State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Biomaterial Fiber and Modern Textile, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, ...

Detail, Water Lilies (Nymphéas), Claude Monet, ca. 1915–1926. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Perhaps no painter in history ever used color more precisely than Claude Monet. To create his famous pond and ...

Some insects in nature are able to glow by producing their own light, a phenomenon known as bioluminescence, while others reflect the light through a phenomenon called fluorescence. This glowing ...