Dragonflies and humans can see colors similarly, thanks to a common protein in the eye that resulted from parallel evolution.

McKayla Lindsey took this photo in Cummings Valley of a Flame Skimmer dragonfly resting on a dried tule stalk.

Dragonflies can see deep red light using a mammal-like mechanism, revealing a surprising case of parallel evolution.

Dragonflies may see the world in a way that pushes beyond human limits—and surprisingly, they do it using the same molecular trick we evolved ourselves. Scientists discovered that these insects can ...

Sometimes, different organisms can evolve the same ability independently, a process called parallel evolution. A new study ...

Dragonflies can see deeper red light than humans and this discovery may help scientists develop better medical tools.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As is the case with many animals, symbolism around dragonflies changes across countries, cultures and centuries. Once seen in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the National Weather Service’s Cleveland location tweeted out a video in September showing some huge clouds of purple, teal, ...

Globally, there are about 3,000 species of dragonflies inhabiting freshwater habitats. Each species has a unique color along their bodies or wings that helps them camouflage into their surroundings, ...

Dragonflies are ideal hunting machines. More than 80 percent of their brain is used for processing visual information, and it is believed that some species can see objects up to 30 feet away and ...

Q: We have fish and plants in our backyard pond, but now we would like to add turtles and dragonflies. How do we get them in ...