Ants trapped in amber reveal possible partnerships and parasites, offering a rare glimpse into ecosystems from nearly 100 ...

Ants and other species who lived alongside dinosaurs but preserved in fossilized tree resin reveal a great deal about their ...

Living in urban China may have given the insects the traits they needed to thrive in the United States, a new study suggests.

Researchers studied six pieces of amber containing fossilized ants with other insects nearby revealing an ecosystem in the ...

Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might ...

Professor Tim Coulson describes evolution as a gradual process that alters living organisms over generations. The mechanism ...

Animals are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate. Each day, an estimated 200 species go extinct. Some of the species that have gone extinct were unknown to humans before their demise. To ...

Diffuse coevolution is also known as multi-species or guild coevolution. It occurs when several species collectively influence one another. An example is pollination systems in which plants interact ...

Tobacco hornworm caterpillars have no organs that resemble ears. Yet, scientists were able to figure out how they hear—and it could inspire next generation microphones.

A closeup of a black and orange monarch butterfly on the sunlit zinnia flowers blurred background© Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock.com Animals are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate.

Bed bugs did not evolve to target humans by accident, but through a long process of adaptation tied closely to human behavior. As people moved into permanent shelters, these insects shifted hosts and ...

Dragonflies are aerial predators engineered by evolution for precision. Instead of chasing their prey, they predict where it ...