Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of Darwin. One focus of current debates is whether adaptive evolution relies ...

An evolutionary biologist reports evidence of repeatable evolution in populations of stick insects. A long-standing debate among evolutionary scientists goes something like this: Does evolution happen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Goliath stick insects (Eurycnema goliath) are among the largest and heaviest insects in Australia, with females reaching 7 inches ...

The Lord Howe Island stick insect vanished from its home, but an effort at zoos in San Diego and Melbourne highlights the possibilities and challenges of conserving invertebrate animals. Lord Howe ...

Australia is known for its exceptional biodiversity. The country separated from the supercontinent Gondwana nearly 135 million years ago, and completed its separation from Antarctica over the last 40 ...

Have you ever seen a massive bug that looks like a twig or tree branch? Probably not, because these rare insects are masters of camouflage. Giant stick insects are some of the most expensive insects ...

Bugs are scary. But at least we can take solace in the fact that they’re small, right? Well, the goliath stick insect might have something to say about that assumption. Watch this video, if you dare.