In a remarkable discovery, paleontologists have unearthed “extremely rare” tiny fossils that are shedding light on New Zealand's past. These minuscule fossils belong to whiteflies — a type of insects ...

The study of paleoecology and taphonomy provides a window into past ecosystems by examining the processes that govern the decay, preservation, and ultimate fossilisation of biological materials. In ...

An evolutionary ‘air race’ may have been taking place in forests during the age of dinosaurs. Fossils of giant cicadas show how they developed improved flight abilities following the evolution of ...

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This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 15. The intricate tapestry of insect evolution has captivated researchers across disciplines, revealing profound insights into the ...

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"This book was originally published as an issue of Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society B; Biological sciences (volume 363; number 1496) but has been materially changed and updated"--Title ...

A change that occurs to the carrier of genetic information in an organism (often genetic DNA). This includes various changes, such as base substitution, insertion, deletion, inversion or translocation ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to researchers at Penn State who found insect damage on ...

How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to ...

At first glance, the insect trapped in golden resin looked like any other tiny victim of deep time. Only under close ...