Denver, Colo. – As summer temperatures soar, local dung beetles may be frantically searching for fresh droppings to secure a cooling, nutritious portion that double as thermal refuges and pantry for ...

On the plains of South Africa, an army of dung beetles recycle the dung of large mammals. In Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve on the plains of South Africa, an army of dung beetles does one of the ...

Placed over the heart in the wrappings of Egyptian mummies, archaeologists have often found carved amulets of scarab beetles, a species of dung beetle. The amulets, many with spells inscribed on them, ...

The humble and industrious dung beetle is a marvelous beast: the 6,000 species identified so far are intricately entwined with human history and scientific endeavor. these night-soil collectors of the ...

Creating a census of the dung beetles of Massachusetts could help inform how to make sure dung beetles keep doing their important work in forests and farming fields. Now to a search for dung beetles ...

Living on and around poop is not the only remarkable thing about dung beetles. They are also incredibly strong – and there have been scientific experiments to prove it. Laboratory tests on a range of ...

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On an unseasonably warm fall morning in early November, Erin McCullough strides through Hadwen Arboretum — a small patch of woodland in Worcester in central Massachusetts. We walk through swirls of ...

Now to a search for dung beetles in Massachusetts. Science reporter Ari Daniel brings us this story about the vital role these insects play in nature and what they have to say about the health of the ...