Genes from a tiny shrimp-like crustacean could help in the search for the origin of insect wings, a new study finds. To be clear, there is no evidence that any crustaceans ever evolved to fly, ...

Scientists use cutting edge scanning technology to reconstruct 'fossil monster' that lived half a billion years ago. The creature's soft anatomy was well-preserved, allowing it to be imaged almost ...

Tokyo, Japan – Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have proposed a hypothesis for why insects are so rare in marine environments. They previously showed that insects evolved a unique ...

Jianfengia (right) is shown to be basal to Mandibulata, the group that includes crustaceans, insects, centipedes and millipedes, according to the new study. The findings challenge the traditional ...

Caterpillar of Papilio machaon butterfly with orange and black spots Scientists have finally figured out where caterpillars got their extra sets of legs from. Turns out, these chubby little limbs ...