Deep in the Waiʻanae mountains of Oʻahu lives one of the strangest creatures ever discovered. And it’s not what you’d expect.

The species, dubbed the "bone collector," belongs to an ancient lineage of moths older than the Hawaiian island of Oahu, ...

Living within about six square miles on the island of Oʻahu, scientists say the bone-collector caterpillar may be one of the ...

“In 1869, he brought the spongy moth in from England, wanting to crossbreed it with silk moths here in the United States. He was raising the spongy moths in his oak trees in his backyard and ...

“In 1869, he brought the spongy moth in from England, wanting to crossbreed it with silk moths here in the United States. He was raising the spongy moths in his oak trees in his backyard and they got ...

Atlas Moth on some foliage. Image by Schreib-Engel via Pixabay. Madagascan Sunset Moth on a wall. Image by 640px-Madagascan_sunset_moth_(Chrysiridia_rhipheus),_Vohimana_reserve,_Madagascar_(cropped) ...

PALMYRA, Syria — This ancient city, once one of the most important stops on the Silk Road, bears the scars of ISIS attacks and more than a decade of Syria's civil war. It also carries Syrian ...

THOMPSON, Conn. – A dominant performance from Ron Silk in Wednesday’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park was nearly derailed during the final pit ...

The silkworm is the larva of the silk moth. They molt four times before secreting threads of silk to weave their cocoons. After the cocoons are dried, they are boiled to draw out one thread of ...

One of Britain’s most attractive species of moth, the Kentish glory (Endromis versicolora), absent from England and Wales since the 1970s, could be making a comeback, thanks to a reintroduction ...