In virtually every piece of land on Earth – from near the summit of Mount Everest to Antarctica to caves nearly 2,000 metres ...

Michigan's wet, cold weather is revealing springtails, ancient arthropods typically found on snow piles during the winter. The tiny "bugs" are known for their haphazard jumping, which has earned them ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They are known as springtails – an ancient group of invertebrates that evolved along with mosses and lichens dating back to more ...

Springtails are about the size of a pinhead, but they can control their jumps like seasoned acrobats. By Oliver Whang Among the wonders of the natural world that few people have ever noticed: a ...

These small studs, arranged in grids and honeycombs, look completely unnatural. If the image was life-sized, you might think that they’re part of a bizarre children’s toy. If they had been ...

Stunning images from a CT scan of amber have revealed the first evidence of any creature using an adult mayfly for transport. Researchers say this 16-million-year-old hitchhiker most likely ...

Habitat: Lurking amid the leaf litter and under the stones and logs of deciduous woodland verges in north-western and central Europe, plus Italy Imagine for a minute that you’re a springtail. You’re a ...