Curious where bees and wasps go in winter? Learn how these buzzing insects survive the cold months and what happens to hives and nests until spring.

Unfortunately, yet another invasive insect is keeping Clemson staff busy this year. The yellow-legged hornet has been spotted in York County just this month. These hornets prey on honeybees by ...

Poinsettias admired in our culture since Joel Poinsett brought them here from Mexico in the early 1800s. Synonymous with Christmas, poinsettias are a festive and charming seasonal decoration. Deep, vi ...

"The board had offered to relocate some of the plants to the city park — not something they would do if they actually ...

In its decades-long quest to mimic life, robotics has never had much trouble duplicating its brute force. Machines have long ...

Cycad cones aren’t always hot. Instead, they follow daily cycles of heating and cooling: Pollen-laden male cones produce a big burst of heat in the late afternoon, and then ovulating female cones warm ...

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...

Since the time of the dinosaurs, cycad plants may have attracted insects using infrared light. It may be the world's oldest ...

Harvard researchers have discovered that cycads—one of the oldest living lineages of seed plants—heat up their reproductive ...

When thinking of insects, many people add in arachnids and others that do not belong in the category. Insects have six legs, not eight; a three-part body comprised of the head, thorax, and abdomen; ...