A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution connects plant and insect physiology, chemical ecology, molecular function, and evolutionary analysis to offer a new perspective on plant–insect ...

A 230-million-year-old fossilized beetle has been discovered in China that could rewrite the history of its evolution.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fossils from Australia’s Talbragar beds reveal the oldest known midges in the Southern Hemisphere. (CREDIT: Gondwana Research) ...

Many insects have lived in close symbiosis with bacteria for millions of years, during which time the bacteria have provided ...

Experts warn that the rapid disappearance of these animals poses a serious threat to nature and are calling for urgent ...

Three hundred million years ago, dragonfly-like creatures with wingspans stretching 70 centimeters patrolled the skies of a ...

Scientists rethink why giant insects once ruled the skies, finding oxygen may not explain their size or disappearance.

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Insect life-cycle polymorphism : introduction / S. Masaki and W. Wipking -- Diversity and integration of life-cycle controls in insects / H.V. Danks -- Seasonal plasticity and life-cycle adaptations ...

Deep under the Jurassic rock beds of New South Wales, scientists discovered fossilized insects that push back the history of one of the world’s most hardy families of flies. These fragile traces, ...