300 million years ago, Earth was the kingdom of giant insects. As time went on, they eventually went extinct, and then ...

Over 300 million years ago, before the age of giant dinosaurs, Earth was covered with giant insects. Why were insects so enormous during this time? What did oxygen have to do with it? And why did ...

What initially draws my eyes to the tall, stalky plant growing near the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the round, green bulge in a stem near its crown. Called ...

An insect found on the side of a Fayetteville, Arkansas, big-box store has been identified as the species Polystoechotes punctata, which belongs to a family of insects that predates the dinosaurs. An ...

Photographer Thorben Danke combines hundreds of shots to create breathtaking images of the tiny creatures Joe Spring - Former Associate Editor, Science An unidentified fly from the order Diptera, ...

New 'Giant Stick' Insect Species Discovered in Australia Has Been Growing For Millions of Years originally appeared on Parade. In a rainforest teeming with snakes, spiders, and all manner of hidden ...

When you want to learn about ecology, biodiversity, climate change or even humanity, you might start by popping open your favorite internet search engine. But thanks to entomology, some of the best ...