Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

Researchers discover that insect sex systems influence the speed of mitochondrial evolution, impacting biodiversity tracking ...

Fossil insect find, Zekuforma maculata, reveals a land-to-water experiment in evolution, rewriting 230 million years of true ...

A research team has recreated the evolution of the eye in a physics simulation. The results show why nature chose such ...

The most comprehensive dataset of termite genomes to date was created by an international team of scientists, led by ...

I n a first for nature and the planet, an insect has been given official legal rights. The revolutionary move comes from Peru ...

The researchers think the pattern they observed in ants reflects a more universal trend in the evolution of societal ...

CEO Stefan Wilhelm told CBS the choice of insect was deliberate. The Madagascar hissing cockroach is large enough to carry small payloads, resilient under extreme conditions, ...

This spider doesn’t run or hide when danger strikes. Instead, it builds a fake version of itself — and predators fall for it.

German startup SWARM Biotactics is turning Madagascar hissing cockroaches into high-tech spies. By attaching 15-gram ...

The year's top paleontological wonders ranged from a 540-million-year-old penis worm to a decades-old rodent impression.