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Caught on Camera
The Scientist | Feb 1, 2018 | 2 min read
Selected images of the Day from the-scientist.com
Photos of the Year
Katarina Zimmer | Dec 24, 2017 | 2 min read
From a plastic-munching coral to see-through frogs, here are The Scientist’s favorite images from 2017.
Image of the Day: 99-Million-Year-Old Blood Sucker
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Dec 13, 2017 | 1 min read
Scientists have found the oldest known specimen of a blood-sucking insect together with the remains of its host.
2014’s Most “Liked” Images of the Day
Bob Grant | Dec 23, 2014 | 1 min read
The best of The Scientist’s popular daily image posts
Genetic Data Clarify Insect Evolution
Kate Yandell | Nov 6, 2014 | 3 min read
Researchers create a phylogenetic tree of insects by comparing the sequences of 1,478 protein-coding genes among species.
A Rock and a Hard Place
Bob Grant | Jul 1, 2014 | 4 min read
Meet the retired chemical engineer who has made quite the impression on paleoentomology by uncovering ancient secrets of insect coitus.
Fossilized Mosquito Blood Meal
Abby Olena, PhD | Oct 14, 2013 | 3 min read
Researchers have discovered a 46-million-year-old female mosquito containing the remnants of the insect’s final blood meal.