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

The problem with diffusion is that it’s notoriously slow. The oxygen constraint hypothesis argued that the larger the insect ...

Insects have long rivaled the best human illusionists, creating magic right before our eyes. However, one particular bug stands out from the rest, not only in size but in its ability to blend ...

Robots helped achieve a major breakthrough in our understanding of how insect flight evolved. The study is a result of a six-year long collaboration between roboticists and biophysicists. Robots built ...