Yes, professor, Pokémon are real. Or at least, they can be if you name a new beetle species after the iconic pocket monsters. That's the lesson Darren Pollock, a professor of biology at Eastern New ...

When it comes to Australian animals, the first that come to mind are generally kangaroos, koalas and maybe a platypus or a killer crocodile. However, there’s a tiny, iridescent group of beetles that ...

The Legendary Birds from the original Pokemon games have received an unexpected new honor. Earlier this year, Dr. Darren Pollack and Yun Hsiao named three newly discovered beetle species after ...

He is one of the most persistent pantry pests in German households and businesses, yet he is not widely known. We’re talking about the Australian spider beetle. myHOMEBOOK provides information on its ...

Many aquatic insects can be found gliding across the surface of water, but some beetles from Down Under do it upside down, clinging to the surface while submerged in the water. A study published June ...

Recently, three newly-discovered species of Australian beetles were discovered by two entomologists. The catch? They were named after the three Legendary birds in "Pokemon" - the ice/flying bird ...

Farmers released hundreds of beetles into the Queensland and New South Wales hinterlands today, in a bid to destroy a major weed infested thousands of hectares of pastures and crops. So far, ...

A destructive pest beetle is edging closer to Australia as biological controls fail, destroying home gardens, plantations and biodiversity as they surge through nearby Pacific islands. A destructive ...