Three hundred million years ago, the largest insect ever known to humankind hunted in fern jungles and boasted an enormous wingspan of nearly 2.5 feet. Different from modern dragonflies in its size ...

Dinosaurs are often considered the most impressive and dominant creatures that ever lived on Earth. But they were not the first ones to rule the planet. Long before the dinosaurs appeared, there were ...

(NEXSTAR) — This week, a Texas-based biosciences company, which aims to “de-extinct” animal species of the past (and ones ...

Dragonflies are one of the most useful insects for humans, as many of them feed off of mosquitoes. They are large for modern insects, but few subspecies ever grow beyond more than 3 inches long.

We are fascinated by creatures that act as dangerous predators, and this is evidenced by the excessive amount of films that centre around surviving such beasts. In many cases we look to modern threats ...

Giant insects disappeared thanks to falling oxygen levels and agile birds Explore the fascinating story of Meganeura dragonfly, the giant of prehistory, and its link to insect size evolution. Written ...