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Could Cyborg Roaches Save Your Life?

Electrode-implanted bugs can now be "driven" with surprising precision (see video), which may make them futuristic first responders.
Glowing Cockroach Mimics Toxic Beetle

A species of cockroach glows green to trick predators into thinking it's the toxic click beetle, a new study says.
Mosquito Facts

Meet the persistent pest that spreads some of humanity's deadliest diseases. Learn how, and why, mosquitoes zero in on their victims and draw blood.
Deer Tick

Discover the blood-sucking bug behind Lyme disease, the loathsome deer tick. Find out how they spread the disease and how you can stay away.
Hot Bee-Ball Mystery Solved?

Japanese honeybees swarm to cook enemy hornets, but how do they survive the heat themselves? A new brain study may have the answer.

Bats Can Recognize Voices

Vampire bats can identify other bats by their voices—just like people, a new study says.
African Frog Spreads Death

A frog historically used in human pregnancy tests likely spread a deadly amphibian fungus around the world, says a new study.

Jane Goodall

Over the course of 50 years Jane has witnessed the lives of three generations of chimpanzees.
Explorer Moment

Ed Viesturs shares an early morning view from Everest.