For decades, an “extremely rare” fossil sat unidentified in Japan’s Museum of Unique Insect Fossils. Discovered in 1988 in Hyogo Prefecture, the imprint of a large butterfly wing and body is now ...

The odd-looking specimen with scythe-like jaws indicates that early ants were spread widely across the globe while dinosaurs ...

A prehistoric hell ant that lived among dinosaurs 113 million years ago had an unusual way to kill its prey and sheds new ...

The newly identified specimen was part of a collection of insect fossils from a fossil-rich stone quarry known as the Crato Formation, and housed at the University of São Paulo’s Zoology Museum.

Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of the oldest-known ant - a winged insect with fearsome scythe-like jaws ...

The exhibit, called “Bug Lab,” promises to “change how people perceive these tiny creatures by showcasing their remarkable ...

It wasn’t until after an asteroid strike doomed the dinosaurs and other species to extinction 66 million years ago that ants became the most common insect found in the fossil record, according ...

Anderson Lepeco Brazilian researchers say they’ve discovered the oldest ant fossil yet, a finding that sheds light on the insects’ evolution. The female specimen belongs to an extinct group ...

Fossils are much more than just bones, the researchers emphasised. Some of the most impressive finds contained the remains of ...

The 113-million-year-old fossil was unearthed in the Crato Formation in northeast Brazil. The area is already renowned for ...

Researchers have discovered the fossil of the oldest-known ant, Vulcanidris cratensis, preserved in limestone in Brazil. This ...

What's the currency for all life on Earth? Carbon. Every living thing needs a source of carbon to grow and reproduce. In the ...