Prehistoric times had no shortage of pretty scary creatures, but you need to look no further than this huge arthopod to find ...
It’s not just the big-name celebrities of the skeleton—the hips and knees and shoulders—that scream at us as we accumulate ...
Neurobiological emergentism” explains how sentience—the subjective feeling aspects of consciousness—developed in ancient animals that evolved the first complex neural systems.
What do you think of when you hear the word “sparrow?” If someone had asked me this as a child, I would have said it’s a ...
For over half a billion years, evolution has sculpted the nervous systems of bilaterian animals, equipping them with ...
The trapdoor spider is one of the sneakiest hunters in the arachnid world. These clever spiders are named for their unique hunting strategy: They build burrows with hinged "doors" made of soil and ...
The sun spider is known for its great speed and powerful jaw. Oddly enough, sun spiders, which are also called wind scorpions or camel spiders, are neither spiders nor scorpions. They belong to the ...
Kids' Night at Midland Mall Comic-Con is going prehistoric with paleontologist Joseph "Paleo Joe" Kchodl in attendance. The ...
A troubling investigation has uncovered how outdated pesticide rules threaten the bugs we rely on for food production and ...
Pioneering research reveals the origins of the ventral nerve cord in early molting animals. An international team of ...
“You would think we would’ve had the Sydney funnel-web spider’s diversity and evolution figured out because it’s such a charismatic animal, but it just goes to show that for most of arthropods, we ...
Do you enjoy discovering unique places and off-the-beaten-track attractions? If so, you will want to visit these 11 local hidden gems again and again.