Many insects can fold their wings back over their bodies, but dragonflies and mayflies can’t. That shared quirk makes the two insects look like close relatives, yet scientists have long disagreed over ...

A new study combining genomic analyses and fossil evidence sheds light on the century-old "Palaeoptera Problem," a ...

Dragonflies might not be a threat to humans, but they're one of the deadliest flying insects on the planet when it comes to ...

A genomic study confirms that dragonflies and mayflies form a distinct group whose inability to fold wings forced them to ...

If you’d prefer to discourage dragonflies from swarming in your yard, we have a few tips to fix this. But you may want to encourage more dragonflies to visit after hearing of their benefits.

Before birds or bats took flight, the skies were filled with insects, and some of them were enormous. Around 300 million years ago, dragonfly-like creatures with wingspans reaching 27 inches (70 ...

Red dragonflies fly leisurely through the autumn sky. Looking at the twilight rice fields and the pampas grass swaying in the ...

California is seeing an unusual surge in dragonflies, with large groups appearing over parks, ponds and farms after warm spring and early summer rain. The insects have been especially noticeable ...

When you think of a dragonfly, you may assume they belong to the fly family. However, despite what their name implies and the similarities shared between the two insects, dragonflies are not a type of ...

Vanessa Alarcon saw them while working at an antiwar rally in Lafayette Square last month. "I heard someone say, 'Oh my god, look at those,' " the college senior from New York recalled. "I look up and ...