The Silurian Hypothesis: Could An Advanced Civilization Have Lived On Earth Millions Of Years Before Humans? If a technologically advanced species existed on Earth before us, they may have left a ...

Some entomologists estimate that in every decade, we lose 10–20% of the insect population on Earth. In addition, the world has lost 5% to 10% of all insect species in the last 150 years. Other studies ...

Insects are vanishing from pristine rainforests. “Around the world many insect populations are crashing.” (Natural History Museum, April 2025) Insects are ...

The Goliath Beetle lives in tropical areas of Africa and is one of the heaviest insects ever found– especially when it’s still a larva. As adults, they can fly and are easy to spot because of ...

A tiny fossil preserved in red sandstone from Scotland has been identified as the oldest known insect. The fossil suggests insects were among the earliest animals to live on land and that winged ...

Insects are disappearing at an alarming rate worldwide, but why? Agricultural intensification tops the list of proposed reasons, but there are many other, interconnected drivers that have an ...

While we regularly hear about population declines in ‘charismatic’ insects like bees, huge data gaps make it hard to protect the rest. Despite our outsized impact on the planet, humans are not ...

For every person on Earth, it’s estimated there are 200 million insects. Hello, curious kids! Do you have a question you’d like an expert to answer? Ask an adult to send your question to .

In 2018, an astrophysicist introduced the Silurian Hypothesis, the idea that an advanced civilization may have existed on Earth before humans.

Snow and cold temperatures rarely kill plants native to Ohio. Most insects survive cold winters by producing an antifreeze-like chemical or entering diapause. Recently, we visited with thousands ...

Some of the strongest creatures on Earth are also the smallest! Meet the tiny U.S. insect that can lift over 1,000 times its own weight. Scientists are amazed by its super-strength, which allows ...

Two newly discovered, spiky creatures from the Silurian period—nicknamed Punk and Emo—are helping scientists reveal the early history of mollusks. Mark Sutton, Imperial College London. Altered ...