Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sting of a tarantula hawk wasp is unlike any other insect sting. It is debilitating. So what does a tarantula hawk wasp sting ...

In the quiet hum of a lab, scientists have found an unexpected ally in the fight to understand aging—a tiny, jewel-toned wasp. With its shimmering metallic body and short life, Nasonia vitripennis, ...

(CREDIT: Shutterstock) The jewel wasp is special because, unlike most invertebrates, it has a working DNA methylation system. That makes it a great model for studying the link between methylation and ...