The extinct griffinfly had a wingspan of up to 70cm. Werner Kraus / Wikimedia, CC BY Insects first took to the skies about 350 million years ago, some 200 million years before birds first flapped ...

Dragonflies may look delicate, but they are among the most precise predators in nature. Instead of chasing prey, they predict movement and intercept it mid-air with incredible accuracy. Their success ...

Three-hundred million years ago, the skies of the late Palaeozoic era were buzzing with giant insects. Meganeuropsis permiana, a predatory insect resembling a modern-day dragonfly, had a wingspan of ...

Researchers have developed a model that can recreate, with only a few parameters, the wing patterns of a large group of insects, shedding light on how these complex patterns form. For many species of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever wondered just how fast some insects can move? While they may be tiny, many insects are built for incredible speed, ...

With up to a 97% hunting success rate, dragonflies are one of the top predators on Earth. In the UK, dragonflies are a welcome sign that the warmer months have arrived. From April to October, you’ll ...

Before birds or bats took flight, the skies were filled with insects, and some of them were enormous. Around 300 million years ago, dragonfly-like creatures with wingspans reaching 27 inches (70 ...

Viktor Orbán has the support of both Russia and the US. Here’s why that doesn’t seem to be doing him any good Péter Krekó In Hungary, the Iran war is exposing tensions. On April 12, voters may decide ...

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Davis is home to countless insect species, including varieties of spiders, bees, butterflies, dragonflies and more. Despite their small size, insects can have a huge impact on the ecosystem as a whole ...