This plant is the Spiked Pepper or Matico (Piper Aduncum). It is a relative of the plant that produces the peppercorns used ...

Researchers at Thaksin University have identified a previously unknown cave-dwelling springtail, marking a significant addition to global biodiversity records. The discovery of "Malaeng Hang Did Tham ...

New research from Virginia Tech University shows that small insects called springtails (Collembola species) help farmers fight herbicide-resistant weed species in the soil. These tiny wingless insects ...

A vibrant blue springtail, found on a rotting log in a Japanese forest, has been identified as a new species with an unusual feature: six eyes arranged in two neat rows. Researchers from Kindai ...

1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States 2 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

In all these many years, I have never written a column on springtails, and yet I am pretty sure you have them all over your yard. In fact, you have more of them than any other arthropod. You probably ...

In these days of endless sunshine and air that doesn’t hurt to breathe, life is rich in the north, from the multitude of baby birds hatching at this instant to the month-old orange moose calves ...

This manuscript addresses infections of the parasite Taenia solium, which causes neurocysticercosis (NCC). NCC is a common parasitic infection that leads to severe neurological problems. It is a major ...

For the first time, scientists have successfully cryopreserved sea star larvae and reactivated them – an important milestone that could help re-establish a critically endangered keystone species.