Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

This Instagram video shows a praying mantis ambushing and devouring a spider in second, proof that this “praying” insect is ...

Q: I’ve heard that not all of our praying mantis types are native. They’re all good for garden pest control though, right, or are some bad instead? A: Maryland is currently home to five species of ...

The term ‘praying mantis’ is used to refer to a group of insects that adopt a praying posture when their front legs are at rest. They are all long and narrow, and have a distinctive elongated thorax ...

The females were first observed by citizen scientists with the Association for the Study of Mantises of French Guiana. Photo by Dieny Portinanni via Unsplash High up in the tree canopy in a forest in ...

Experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman write, “These are the egg cases, called oothecae, of a praying mantis. Produced by the ...

Who has six legs, cone-shaped eyes, and just changed science history? Ruth Bader Ginsburg, of course. All right, fine. Not the revered Supreme Court justice herself, but the new mantis species ...