Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / AI-Generated / CC BY-SA 4.0) Scientists have named a new genus of Australian plant bugs Swiftiephylus after ...

Taylor Swift, the award-winning billionaire singer and songwriter, is getting a new honor: The megastar is the namesake of several recently discovered species of plant-feeding insects from Australia.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Taylor Swift has collected Grammy Awards, broken music records and sold out stadiums around the world. Now, the global superstar ...

Experts removed the common names "gypsy moth" and "gypsy ant" The names are said to contain a derogatory term for Romani people It's part of the effort to replace inappropriate or offensive common ...

These insects might be pests, but their names can be even more problematic. These insects might be pests, but their names can be even more problematic. is a senior science reporter covering energy and ...

A group of tiny Australian insects has entered its Taylor Swift era. Scientists have named a newly described genus of plant bugs Swiftiephylus in honor of the singer, giving four species names ...