With 84 species currently described ... more than 4,400 specimens of this genus of South American darters endemic to the Neotropical region and known in Brazil as mocinha or charutinho.

Sep. 18, 2024 — A newly identified wasp species, Chrysonotomyia susbelli, has been discovered in Houston, Texas. The discovery, the fourth wasp species found on the university grounds in seven ...

"Endemic taxa include 127 plants, 45 vertebrates (amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals) and 45 invertebrate species (butterflies, freshwater crabs), and two endemic genera of plants and reptiles ...

This remarkable new species is endemic to the Chiricahua Mountains and ... The Bee's Knees: New Tests Created to Find Fake Honey Aug. 18, 2024 — Researchers have developed new ways to detect ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of ghost shark that lives in deep ocean waters near Australia and New Zealand. The Australasian Narrow-nosed Spookfish, or Harriotta avia, was found in the ...

An international team of researchers delved into museum collections and discovered new species of sponge-associated zoantharian, a small colonial organism similar to anemones. Dr. Javier ...

De-extinction — the science of resurrecting extinct species — is progressing in leaps and bounds. Here are six creatures that researchers could bring back to life. De-extinction starts with ...

The polar bear's Latin name, Ursus maritimus, means "sea bear." It's an apt name for this majestic species, which spends much of its life in, around, or on the ocean–predominantly on the sea ice. In ...

Scientists are on the brink of resurrecting extinct species. Emblematic species such ... The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a large, flightless bird endemic to Mauritius, an island off the coast ...

On the freezing waves of the Southern Ocean around Antarctica, researchers aboard the ARSV Laurence M. Gould dropped a trawling net into the water. They were hoping to catch zooplankton, but when ...

Despite their exalted status and relative lack of natural predators, pandas are still at risk. Severe threats from humans have left just over 1,800 pandas in the wild. The panda, with its distinctive ...