Three hundred million years ago, dragonfly-like creatures with wingspans stretching 70 centimeters patrolled the skies of a world nothing like our own. These griffinflies, as paleontologists call them ...

Insects are all over the world, and they're one of the most diverse groups, with millions of different species living in virtually every habitat possible. They come in various different forms, from ...

Three hundred million years ago, before the age of the dinosaurs, our planet was abuzz with the sounds of giant insect life. The most iconic of these species were perhaps the predatory dragonfly-like ...

An insect found on the side of a Fayetteville, Arkansas, big-box store has been identified as the species Polystoechotes punctata, which belongs to a family of insects that predates the dinosaurs.

Three hundred million years ago, Earth belonged to the giants of the insect world. Towering scorpions, massive millipedes, and dragonflies the size of seagulls dominated the land and skies. They ...