Florida’s palm trees are being increasingly jeopardized thanks to a disease that’s spreading through the state.

An inconspicuous, thornlike insect is changing how scientists examine survival as global temperatures rise. Researchers from St. Louis University's Fowler-Finn lab studied how heat affects the ...

A team of St. Louis University researchers studied the effects heat has on the survival and reproduction of treehoppers as climate change remains a threat. An inconspicuous, thornlike insect is ...

The rising costs of labor and equipment are trickling down to homeowners who need to call “timber!” By Dan Levin What is removing a tree worth? Quotes vary widely, depending on size, risk and ...

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With Santa’s deliveries done and presents unwrapped, families are likely preparing to take down their decorations and toss their real Christmas trees into the trash. While those who want to throw ...

Evidence suggests at least one group of insects, the tiny treehopper, communicates using sound vibrations. Researcher Rex Cocroft has scoured a... Societies of Sound in the Forest Societies of Sound ...

Pixar has just released the trailer for its upcoming animated film, Hoppers, and the movie's concept is as absurd (and familiar) as it is amusing. Hoppers follows Mabel Tanaka (Piper Curda), a 19-year ...

The premise of Hoppers—the new Pixar film from We Bare Bears creator Daniel Chong—is pretty wholesome on the surface: A teenage scientist, hoping to stop a company run by Jon Hamm from destroying the ...

Jon Hamm also stars in the voice cast for the animated feature that Disney releases next year. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter Also joining the voice cast are Kathy Najimy, Eduardo ...

Some bugs look like actual aliens. While many insects have that classic bug appearance and related attributes, a select few truly look like creatures out of a comic book or an entirely different world ...