It was only a little more than a century ago that the first great strides were taken in recognizing the role of arthropods as 'vectors' capable of transmitting pathogens that cause disease in humans ...

After a year and a half of remote work and learning, UC Santa Barbara undergraduate students Sophia Lecuona Manos, Gabrielle ...

She is a Master Gardener and co-editor of the Gardening Etc. column, part of the University of Arizona's Coconino County ...

However, this week I am homebound, reflecting on the meaning of St. Patrick's Day and the shamrock, the emblem of the day and ...

Birds do it, and bees do it. Indeed, researchers estimate that over 99.9% of eukaryotes reproduce sexually. What, then, are the true costs and benefits of sex? Yet again, this simple example ...

All insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But unlike other arthropods—like lobsters, spiders, or millipedes—insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton, one pair of ...

Abstract: In port trade, the transport of foreign arthropods is often encountered, and manual inspection is usually needed. However, owing to the small size of arthropod targets and the interference ...

Mar. 17, 2026 Early life stress may set the stage for long-term digestive problems by disrupting the gut-brain connection. Studies in both mice and thousands of children found links to symptoms like ...