A parasitic wasp castrates its moth-larvae hosts by injecting them with a ‘domesticated’ virus that causes cells in the larvae’s testes to die. Now, scientists know exactly how the virus does its ...

IT is a low-key intuition, not spiteful or malicious, but pervasive: in the minds of most Americans the incoming Nixon Administration seems to represent the comeback of the Wasp: the white Anglo-Saxon ...

Researchers discovered two new parasitic wasp species living in the U.S., tracing their origins back to Europe and uncovering clues about how they spread. Their arrival raises fresh questions about ...

Nils Bernstein is a food, drink, and travel editor and writer based in Mexico City. He is the food editor for Wine Enthusiast and has written for such publications as Bon Appétit, Epicurious, Food & ...

You may be willing to try almost anything to keep wasps away from your home and backyard. It’s hard to enjoy patio season when a colony of wasps is hovering nearby. In your search for how to get rid ...

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Wasps living around a Cold War-era nuclear facility in South Carolina have built at least four radioactive nests, raising questions about their source of hazardous material and the extent of ...

The buzz about radioactive wasps at a Cold War-era nuclear site in South Carolina just won’t die. Investigators found “hot” nests inside a nuclear weapons facility in South Carolina, with scientists ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone.

Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone. Employees who routinely ...

Radioactive wasps were recently discovered at a nuclear facility in South Carolina, federal officials said. According to a report released by the Department of Energy on July 22, Radiological Control ...