Scientists have unearthed a new species of wasp in the Amazon – and it's rather terrifying. The alien-looking parasitic creature came to light when a team at Utah State University were researching ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A team of researchers at Mississippi State University has identified a ...

Thanks to efforts from scientists and everyday citizens, two rare species of parasitic wasps have been identified in the U.S. for the first time. The wasps were located on both the East and West Coast ...

An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to researchers. Specimens of Sirenobethylus charybdis, or S. charybdis, named after the ...

The Easter holidays are over and many people have once again experienced firsthand how easily sweets can be converted into fat. Parasitic wasps are also capable of converting sugar into fat—a ...

Sir David Attenborough turns 100 years old on Friday, and scientists have prepared a gift befitting the man who spent a lifetime celebrating our planet: a tiny, flesh-eating parasitic wasp named in ...

Scientists found a parasitic animal in the forests of China, Indonesia and Vietnam and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from zhang kaiyv via Unsplash In a forest in southern China, a ...

This week’s column will be a continuation of last week’s on the Trichogramma wasp. I have heard from several of you that are wanting more information about these tiny,, beneficial wasps. Plus, I have ...