Hundreds of millions of years ago, invertebrates like insects were among the first to venture out of the sea and into land after plants paved the way for them. However, millions of years later, they would become the planet’s first airborne organisms. How did they manage to achieve such a feat?
Related Posts
How redefining one word strips the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat
Mariah Meek, Michigan State University and Karrigan Börk, University of California, Davis It wouldn’t make much sense to…
Did Some Dinosaurs Shrink Because of Insects?
The Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution saw the emergence of social insects like ants and termites as a response to…
Hold up, humans. Ants figured out medicine, farming and engineering long before we did
Tambon Nong Chaeng/Pexels Tanya Latty, University of Sydney and Chris R. Reid, Macquarie University Think back to a…
The First Cells May Have Divided Based on Temperature
The first unicellular common ancestor (FUCA) is a hypothetical unicellular organism that scientists believe to be the ancestor…