The World’s First Bugs Had Way More Legs

For a fossil described as a crustacean, it seemed to have an awful lot of insectlike traits, such as a body split into three ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Ancient Insect Had 24 Legs—and Could Help Explain How the Ancestors of Modern-Day Bugs Took Over the Land

A previously undescribed critter that lived 324 million years ago appears to have been a transitional species that lived ...
Science Daily

Your dislike of eating bugs may be 9,000 years old

Ancient teeth and human DNA are revealing a surprising history of insect eating. Modern humans in northern Eurasia appear to ...
Wired

Insect Farming Is Booming. But Is It Cruel?

Insects are strange, wondrous beings. Butterflies can see parts of the light spectrum that are invisible to human eyes and use these ultraviolet patterns to find their way to tasty plants. Moths use ...
Vox

Are bugs really disappearing?

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...