The evolution of sex remains one of biology's greatest puzzles. While sexual reproduction dominates across the animal kingdom ...

In recent years, human population growth, coupled with the climate crisis, environmental pressures, and current production ...

Western dislike of eating insects may be linked to ancient geography, genetics, and long-term diet patterns, not just culture ...

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For years, Alvarezsauroids have occupied an odd corner of dinosaur evolution. They were small theropods, relatives of the ...

Researchers have discovered that insects' sense of smell evolved from ancient taste genes, rewriting evolutionary history.

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 ...

Different insects flap their wings in different manners. Understanding the variations between these modes of flight may help scientists design better and more efficient flying robots in the future.

Some insects can flap their wings so rapidly that it’s impossible for instructions from their brains to entirely control the behaviour. Building tiny flapping robots has helped researchers shed light ...

"This book is published on the occasion of the Royal Entomological Society's International Symposium on 'The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems' in St. Andrews, September 4-6, 2013. All symposium ...

A collaboration of more than 100 researchers from 10 countries announce the results of an unprecedented scientific study that resolves the history of the evolution of insects. The results are ...