Scientists rethink why giant insects once ruled the skies, finding oxygen may not explain their size or disappearance.

Learn how ancient oxygen levels in the Paleozoic era were linked to giant insect size, and why that theory is now being ...

Three-hundred-million years ago, Earth was very different. The continents had coalesced into Pangea, which was dominated in ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Would you eat insects? A new study has found that the exoskeletons of insects can induce weigh loss in mice. But what about humans? Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to ...

Fossil relatives of dragonflies, known as griffinflies, had wingspans of 70 centimeters (28 inches) 300 million years ago, and they weren’t the era’s only insects that far exceeded their modern ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Some beetles, such as Anomala albopilosa, strongly reflect left circularly polarized light (electromagnetic waves that oscillate leftward relative to the direction of light reception).

I love taking selfies with my insect friends. They’re so tiny and look so different from me. But my friend Rich Zack told me that insects and humans have lots in common. He’s an insect scientist at ...

The 2025 Royal Court of Aloha Festivals has been presented! On Sept. 6, the Royal Court Investiture started at 4 p.m. at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and was followed by hula and mele for the Opening ...