Discusses arthropods, a diverse group of animals characterized by jointed legs, exoskeletons, and segmented bodies. It ...

The findings reveal that insects developed modern patterns of herbivory long before flowering plants flourished, upending a ...

Oribatid mites, minuscule soil-dwelling creatures, have been decomposing organic matter for millions of years. With over ...

A recent paper provides an updated perspective on the evolutionary history of chelicerates—a diverse and ecologically ...

School’s back and that means head lice will once again plague households with primary school-aged children. Here’s what you ...

1 Centro de Investigaciones Sobre Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico 2 Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Oriente (CIBIOR), Instituto Mexicano ...

Picture a primordial Earth: a world of muted browns, greys and greens. Fast forward to today, and Earth teems with a ...

Domestic grazers are increasingly replacing wild herbivores in ecosystems around the world, leading to insidious changes in ...

Spiders are declining in livestock-grazed areas, while ticks and mites are increasing. This change affects ecosystems and ...

Crabs, shrimps, lobsters, barnacles, slaters and other crustaceans are the stars of a new miniature exhibition presented by ...

Nautilus- Age: Over 500 million years. This deep-sea mollusk is a "living fossil" that has survived multiple mass extinctions ...