From butterflies to blue whales, corals and worms, Earth is home to an incredible diversity of animals. How all of these animals evolved from earlier, simpler ancestors is one of the most exciting ...

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The evolution of sex remains one of biology's greatest puzzles. While sexual reproduction dominates across the animal kingdom ...

Astronomers have spotted clouds of vaporized sand on an exoplanet. And, weather radar data reveal insects in U.S. skies—100 ...

Imagine a dragonfly with a two-foot wingspan whizzing by your head. That was prehistoric Earth, and scientists just realised they've had the wrong explanation all along.Some 300 million years ago, the ...

The chemical DEET works—but only until it doesn't.

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The most exciting popular science reads this month explore everything from symbiosis to hormones, while Alice Roberts takes ...

Insects are disappearing, and they are leaving global food security gaps in their wake. Over the past three decades, bugs have been declining at an alarming rate across the globe — up to 1% per year, ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of true bug that has claws. Amber from Myanmar’s Kachin region has preserved many fossils that reveal the animal diversity of a Cretaceous ...