As NASA plans for long-term human missions beyond Earth, one question keeps resurfacing: how do you sustain life in places ...
As NASA prepares for long-term bases beyond Earth, scientists are turning their attention to some of our planet’s tiniest inhabitants: insects. Recent studies highlight their potential to support ...
This story appears in the May 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. It has been updated with new research. At this moment, hundreds or thousands of tiny eight-legged animals are nestled deep in ...
Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India have identified a new species of Collembola in the high-altitude regions of Sikkim, marking the first record of the genus Neelus from India. The ...