Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Dung beetles can use balls of poo much like air-conditioning units to cool themselves, researchers say. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

The tiny waste harvesters use the Milky Way as a guide to roll their dung meals away to safety. Now researchers say the beetles take "snapshots"... It's not easy being a dung beetle. Besides the ...

Meara covers streaming service news for CNET. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism. When she's not writing, she likes to dote over her cat, sip black coffee ...

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Berkeley -- The lifestyle of the horned passalus beetle, commonly known as the bessbug or betsy beetle, might seem downright disgusting to the average human: Not only does this shiny black beetle eat ...

In a fossilized chunk of ancient reptilian poo, scientists have uncovered complete specimens of a new beetle species. The finding, described June 30 in Current Biology, suggests that fossilized dung ...

This image shows a 3D model of Triamyxa coprolithica's anterior view. (Credit: Qvarnström et al.) The discovery offers a new alternative to using amber — fossilized tree resin which only dates back ...