324-Million-Year-Old Fossil Connects Aquatic and Terrestrial Insects

An international team of researchers has uncovered a 324-million-year-old fossil species in Texas, named Chosha praecursor, that bridges the evolutionary gap between aquatic and terrestrial life by displaying both walking legs and swimming lobes. According to the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the discovery provides direct fossil evidence … Read more

Scientists Reconstruct Ancient Sounds of Jurassic Insects

Using lasers, computer models, and machine learning, researchers have reconstructed the 165-million-year-old calls of Jurassic insects from fossilized wing fragments unearthed in China, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The findings reveal that an extinct bush-cricket species called at frequencies beyond human hearing, proving that ultrasonic communication … Read more