Placed over the heart in the wrappings of Egyptian mummies, archaeologists have often found carved amulets of scarab beetles, a species of dung beetle. The amulets, many with spells inscribed on them, ...

From all across the galaxy, the light of billions of stars finds its way to Earth, passes through our atmosphere, and enters the eyes of a small South African beetle rolling a ball of dung. The beetle ...

Dung beetles are rather disgusting little bugs. They live off the excrement of other animals. Not only do they eat the poo, they also roll it into balls. While I've never considered how a dung beetle ...

As much as we love GPS, everyone has a story of digital directions gone wrong. Comedian Ross Noble once told a story about driving across Australia’s Nullarbor Plain with the directions: "Drive ...

We meet some interesting bugs that use truly extreme senses to navigate their world. We meet some interesting bugs that use truly extreme senses to navigate their world. How do dung beetles use ...