Ancient Trilobite Had a Hidden Third Eye on Their Foreheads; What Were These Prehistoric Creatures?

Medicine & Technology Mar 21, 2023

Various trilobites could have had more than one hidden median eye. Read to learn more.

525-Million-year-Old Fossils of a Tiny Sea Creature With a Preserved Nervous System Solves Century-old Debate on Brain Evolution

Nov 28, 2022

Fossils of an ancient worm with a nervous system challenges the long-held belief that brains do not fossilize. Read the article to learn more about this discovery.

Ancient Trilobites Grew and Aged Like Modern Crustaceans

Jul 26, 2022

Researchers analyzed the growth rate of ancient trilobites. Click here to learn more about trilobites' growth rate and how they compare to modern-day crustaceans.

Over 400 Different Insect Species Is in a Single Tea Bag, DNA Analysis Reveal

Jul 20, 2022

Researchers used a new method devised to study a tea bag, revealing minute remnants preserved among dried leaves used for tea. Read the article to learn how a single tea bag was used in DNA analysis.

Exceptionally Well-Preserved Ancient Arthropod That Has No Eyes, Travel With Stilts Discovered in Canada

Apr 25, 2022

Paleontologists discovered well-preserved fossils of an arthropod in an area dubbed "Paleo Pompeii." Read more to know the unique ancient species.

Glowing Spider Fossils Specimens Preserved, Unveiling Reason Behind Their Lighting

Apr 24, 2022

Researchers recently unveiled their discovery of spider fossils in a breakthrough study. Learn about the specimens’ preservation and their reasons for glowing.

Opabiniid Described 100 Years Later: Researchers Confirm It Is Different from Radiodont

Feb 09, 2022

The new research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B used fresh and strong phylogenetic approaches to validate Utaurora comosa as just the second opabiniid ever found and the first in more than a hundred years.

Watch Tardigrades Walk on Microscopic Level; Water Bear Movements Surprisingly Familiar in Astonishing Video

Aug 31, 2021

A new study shows how tardigrades move, and their stunning walking pattern was captured through a video for the first time.

Can Internal Organs of Prehistoric Species Be Preserved? Paleontologists Discover Fossilized Central Nervous System of 310 Million-Years-Old Arthropod

Jul 27, 2021

A newly discovered prehistoric arthropod was identified to have an intact brain preserved. The discovery is strong evidence that unearthing well-fossilized internal organs is possible.

Snake-Eating Spiders: Research Shows How These Arthropods Feast on Serpents

Jun 23, 2021

A new study recently showed snake-eating spiders, seemingly feasting upon serpents, an extraordinary and gruesome encounter between the two animal species.

New Bio-Inspired Joint Model to Create Better Robotic Exoskeletons

Feb 03, 2021

Researchers from the Xi'an Jiaotong University in Xi'an, China, have reported the design for a new joint model that could lead to more robust and more stable exoskeletons.

Invasive Spotted-Wing Drosophila May Now Be Controlled with Newly Discovered Biological Control Agent

Dec 17, 2019

Entomologists from the Oregon State University observed a parasitic wasp that was able to show great potential in attacking and controlling the spotted-wing drosophila.

Tiny "Platypus of the Crab World" Fossil Found in Columbia and U.S.

Apr 25, 2019

A Yale paleontologist has announced the discovery of over 100 exceptionally well-preserved specimens of various crab species.

Yawunik Arthropod Revealed—The Toothsome Creature that Gave Rise to Lobsters, Spiders and Butterflies

Mar 29, 2015

When you watch butterflies flutter through the sky and lobsters waddle in the sea, you may not readily believe that the two far off species have anything in common. But along with spiders, butterflies and lobsters share quite an interesting collective history-one where an ancient ancestor may have emerged from the sea. Cover the ocean, the land and the skies above the radiation of species into many forms are believed to have originated with a common ancestor as long as 508 million years ago. And in a new study published this week in the journal Paleontology researchers are finally giving a face to ancestor known as Yawunik kootenayi.

1Kite Study Reveals Origins of Insects and Perhaps Our Origins Too

Nov 07, 2014

While bacteria win the award for largest species abundance, and Archaea take the award for oldest organisms known to man, the most abundant animal on the face of the Earth is still the formidable and diverse phyla arthropoda—which include all species of insects. They come in an array of shapes and sizes, and compose nearly 80 percent of all animal species identified by man to date, and there are still undoubtedly thousands of species we’ve yet to find. But researchers believe that the diverse little creepy crawly bunch may hold more secrets than they let on, perhaps even secrets about our very own evolutionary origins.