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

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

Biologists attached tiny recording devices that looked like mini backpacks to bats. What they found revealed a surprising ...

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

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

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers identified 10 new species and seven new groups (genera) of Hawaiian leaf-roller moths. While new species are frequently discovered, the description of a new ...

Abstract: This paper presents artificial insect wing material choice from a biomimetic viewpoint. The materials and properties of natural insect wings were reviewed. Our experiments show that ...

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 ...

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

Long before humans walked the Earth, the skies of South America were ruled by a colossal bird. Argentavis magnificens, one of ...

These small pond insects glide effortlessly thanks to hydrophobic leg hairs that repel water. Middle legs row like tiny oars while rear legs steer, spreading their light body weight over the surface.