New research has found an insect species with markings that are so black that they’re ‘superblack’ or ‘ultrablack’, absorbing ...

Few creatures can tangle with a velvet ant and walk away unscathed. These ground-dwelling insects are not ants, but parasitic wasps known for their excruciating stings. Now researchers have ...

The sting of a female velvet ant is one of the most painful in the animal kingdom. Now, researchers have discovered that these insects have multiple proteins in their venom that make it ...

This year’s Prototype, a showcase of experimental opera and theater, was stylistically broad but the focus was on the human ...

David Lynch's avant-garde legacy, from surreal imagery to empathetic storytelling, reshaped Hollywood and defined the ...

Over the last four decades, the director redefined American cinema by making some of the most heart-wrenching, terrifying, ...

Lynch’s “The Straight Story” (1999), however—written by Mary Sweeney and John E. Roach— is more like a lazy daydream. It’s a simple, sun-soaked story told with heart and gentle humor. It was, in fact, ...

David Lynch was a master in many ways. One of his most overlooked achievements is the effective motif for the seedy ...

It feels like I’m staring into the abyss, but the abyss is being aloof. Not rude exactly, but not friendly either. A little eye contact would be nice. But no, David Lynch movies always refused to ...