It can also be a saving grace for those who are afraid of giant insects. In a new study, scientists found that as temperatures have risen over the past half century, global beetle populations may have ...

It significantly shaped the two periods of time that made up the end of the Paleozoic era. First, it led to the creation of iconic "coal forests" full of giant insects in the Carboniferous period ...

3 min read The Carboniferous period, part of the late Paleozoic era, takes its name from large ... that now emerged—the size reached by insects and similar creatures is thought to be limited ...

3 min read The Cambrian period, part of the Paleozoic era, produced the most intense ... external skeletons known as arthropods—the ancestors of insects, spiders, and crustaceans.