Insect "Frankensteins" have been discovered among fossils from a deposit in Brazil. The prehistoric creatures had the wings and middle-body segments of a dragonfly's, wing veins arranged like a mayfly ...
Would a single insect wing be able to change the history of the prehistoric past? In the Dinosaur Provincial Park, also known as a treasures trove of fossils of the mighty dinosaurs, a McGill ...
Tiny flying robots have always faced a brutal trade-off between agility and battery life, burning through power just to stay ...
The evolution of wings not only allowed ancient insects to become the first creatures on Earth to take to the skies, but also propelled their rise to become one of nature's great success stories, ...
Skoltech and MSU scientists have uncovered the advantage gained by microscopic bugs from their featherlike wings that are unlike those of dragonflies, bees, mosquitoes and other familiar insects. A ...
Beetle wings are often hidden. Nestled behind armored shields on the beetle's back, they unfurl in whirring sheets, whisking their clumsy owners from danger. Beetles don't have more than two sets of ...
Insect "Frankensteins" have been discovered among fossils from a deposit in Brazil. The prehistoric creatures had the wings and middle-body segments of a dragonfly's, wing veins arranged like a mayfly ...