Imagine the thrill of peering into deep time, only to find a fossil within a fossil — a silent, stone-etched echo of life ...

A prehistoric hell ant that lived among dinosaurs 113 million years ago had an unusual way to kill its prey and sheds new light on insect evolution, researchers have found.

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived ...

Ormond Beach's Environmental Discovery Center hosted the annual Earth Day event with a variety of nature-themed activities ...

These elusive arachnids have earned their name from the camouflaged trapdoors they craft from their silk and surrounding material, using these as covers for their burrows ... facilitating quick ...

Insects evolved at the same time as the earliest land plants around 480 million years ago and shaped Earth's early ecosystems. Scientists studying the venom of bloodworms for the first time have ...

Science writer Mindy Weisberger speaks to Live Science about the parasites that turn their hosts — whether ant, beetle or caterpillar — into zombie-like puppets that act against their own interests.

Science writer Mindy Weisberger speaks to Live Science about the parasites that turn their hosts — whether ant, beetle or ...

Professor Lars Schmitz joins WIRED to guide us through a giant tree of life mapping the evolution of eyes in the animal ...

In a significant victory for paleontological preservation, Brazil has successfully repatriated 25 insect fossils originating from the Chapada do Araripe region in Ceará. These fossils, which were ...