The analysis of dental remains from Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia has important implications regarding the balance and ...

After identifying 33 new trapdoor spider species in the U.S. Southwest, one Auburn University arachnologist went on a binge of naming spiders after celebrities. The species genus, Aptostichus, already ...

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

“In re Baird illustrates that the disclosure of a genus in the prior art is not necessarily a disclosure of every species that is a member of that genus. Patentees can use this concept to their ...

A team of researchers re-examining a fossil found about 30 years ago in Kumamoto Prefecture concluded it is a new genus and species of pterosaur, a prehistoric flying reptile. It is the first such ...

Nearly 140 years after his death, a University of Cambridge researcher has found strong evidence that one of Darwin’s hypotheses is true. That hypothesis states that a species belonging to a larger ...

Scientists warn that human activities are “eroding nature to the point of extinction” after releasing a list of new species ...

Remarkable for their exquisite, glass-like cell walls in every imaginable 3-D shape and pattern -- and important for their role as bio-indicators of water quality -- diatoms are the predominant group ...

Attine ants make up a group of more than 240 known ant species that pioneered agriculture well before humans and nearly all other organisms in the history of life. They evolved more than 50 million ...

Sometimes, looking at things we thought we knew with fresh eyes (and new tools) can lead to incredible discoveries. That’s what happened when Jeff Weinell, a graduate research assistant at the ...