A 307-million-year-old skull from Nova Scotia is overturning a core assumption about when animals first began eating plants.

Bed bugs did not evolve to target humans by accident, but through a long process of adaptation tied closely to human behavior. As people moved into permanent shelters, these insects shifted hosts and ...

A 307-million-year-old tetrapod, Tyrannoroter heberti, is one of the earliest known plant-eaters on land. Its tiny teeth reshaped ecosystems and paved the way for humans’ plant-based meals.

But the next time you squash one of these bloodsuckers, consider this: you are participating in a bitter rivalry that goes back to the time of Homo erectus. It turns out that mosquitoes have been ...

Community Gather for Entomology at Science Initiative Building On a chilly morning in Laramie, the second floor of the Science Initiative Building, children leaned over displays, parents snapped ...

A study reveals mosquitoes began biting humans 1.8 million years ago, highlighting evolutionary insights to combat mosquito-borne diseases.

This football-sized creature could grind its teeth like a hard-core plant-eater, back before that was really a thing — and it may be the earliest vertebrate herbivore ever found.

What makes Bazaar feel so much like a museum is the breadth and depth of the collection. This isn’t a shop that specializes in just one type of oddity or curiosity. Instead, it offers a comprehensive ...

Kanzi, a remarkable bonobo, displayed symbolic pretend play by tracking imaginary juice in controlled experiments.

Nipah virus was first identified in 1998 during an outbreak among pig farmers in Malaysia. Later, pteropus bat populations have been identified as its primary reservoir. How do factors like ecological ...