• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 20th, 2014
Extremely Old Crustaceans Found Holding Their Offspring

Extremely Old Crustaceans Found Holding Their Offspring

The creatures were fossilized with their eggs and newborns

Newly-Found Spider Species Build Statues of Themselves – Video

Newly-Found Spider Species Build Statues of Themselves – Video

These structures are anatomically-correct and much larger than the spiders

520 Million-Year-Old Brain Fossil Discovered

520 Million-Year-Old Brain Fossil Discovered

It belongs to an arthropod and is surprisingly complex, not to mention well preserved

Oldest Arthropods Preserved in Amber Discovered

Oldest Arthropods Preserved in Amber Discovered

The insects were trapped in resin hundreds of millions of years ago

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 4th, 2010
Earth Has Far Less Species Than First Calculated

Earth Has Far Less Species Than First Calculated

Biodiversity is apparently not that diverse after all

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 4th, 2009
Spider 'Camouflage' Finally Explained

Spider 'Camouflage' Finally Explained

Scientists were puzzled by the phenomenon

Ancient Arthropods Were Home Scavengers

Ancient Arthropods Were Home Scavengers

They acted much like hermit crabs do today

  • Nature
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • September 25th, 2008
Ancient Exodus from Sea to Land back in Question

Ancient Exodus from Sea to Land back in Question

Newly-discovered fossils spawn new questions