A team led by Penn State researchers identified 22 new species of gall wasps, naming them after famous thieves. This ...

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Wasps have generally earned themselves a bad reputation. But despite their occasional aggression, these insects play an important role in the ecosystem. There are over 7,000 species of wasp living in ...

Oct. 22, 2024 — Twenty-two new species of gall wasps have been identified and named, thanks to new research. The study nearly doubles the number of known species in ... Simulated Mission to Mars ...

Lohit Garikipati discovered a new species in the praying mantis family. He first spotted the bug a few years ago in Arizona, but it didn't molt into an adult. "Then, years later, a friend of mine who ...

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A small discovery is now a big deal in the world of insects, and it's all thanks to a UC Davis alum. The NCAA Football ...

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Scientists have not yet found direct evidence of a moon outside our solar system -- but they just found a hint of a hellish one.