Springtails, an ancient arthropod, are commonly found in snow at this time of year. Here's what gave them the nickname, "snow ...

With the cold, wet weather across Metro Detroit, some residents have noticed tiny black bugs jumping around on snow and ...

In virtually every piece of land on Earth—from near the summit of Mount Everest to Antarctica to caves nearly 2,000 meters ...

While technically called springtails, snow fleas ( Hypogastruna nivicola) are a springtail species active during winter. Snow ...

A good class pet is active during the school day, comfortable with the average temperature and humidity in the building, and ...

These tiny bouncing specks you see hopping across the snow are springtails, ancient little arthropods that have been around ...

Finding these fossils was an 'incredibly exciting moment,' according to paleobiologist Xavier Delclòs.

This plant is the Spiked Pepper or Matico (Piper Aduncum). It is a relative of the plant that produces the peppercorns used ...