Springtails, an ancient arthropod, are commonly found in snow at this time of year. Here's what gave them the nickname, "snow ...

The water springtails (Podura aquatica) on my pool are but one species among the springtail group that numbers over 6,000 different kinds. Other springtails inhabit woodland leaf litter and old logs, ...

More than 400 million years ago, an insect-like animal called the springtail developed a small protein that prevents its cells from freezing. The globe was hot and humid. The sea was teeming with life ...