Many insects have lived in close symbiosis with bacteria for millions of years, during which time the bacteria have provided ...

A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution connects plant and insect physiology, chemical ecology, molecular function, and evolutionary analysis to offer a new perspective on plant–insect ...

The video documents some of the strangest insects found in the United States, focusing on species with extreme shapes and ...

Three hundred million years ago, dragonfly-like creatures with wingspans stretching 70 centimeters patrolled the skies of a ...

Defenseless symbiont: A new bacterium ( Sodalis praecaptivus) can destroy the millions-year-old mutualistic relationship ...

A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, ...

Scientists rethink why giant insects once ruled the skies, finding oxygen may not explain their size or disappearance.

Sodalis as a driver of symbiont replacementThe mutual dependence between insects and their bacterial symbionts ...

Snow flies beat the cold by acting like a mashup of Arctic fish and polar bears.

Our study suggests that our eyes descend from a worm-like ancestor that was roaming the oceans 600 million years ago. The ...

Fifty years ago, Richard Dawkins shared an irresistible scientific metaphor with the world that modernised and democratised ...