Two broods of cicadas are emerging in big numbers in the United States after a long nap. Feels like a special occasion, although it turns out that many creatures do something like this, go dormant as ...

Many animals like corals release eggs and sperm into the water on just the right nights of the month. Tom Shlesinger It’s evening at the northern tip of the Red Sea, in the Gulf of Aqaba, and Tom ...

From tadpole to frog caterpillar to butterfly and pup to wolf children will learn about the life cycles of animals the different stages of development and the average life spans of a variety of ...

Some biologists speculate that animals will get smaller with global warming to reduce heat stress. While this may be true of warm-blooded animals, what about exotherms like insects? Thanks to a ...

Two cicada broods are emerging in historic numbers in the U.S. after a very long nap. We'll learn about other creatures that go dormant as part of their normal life cycle. Two broods of cicadas are ...