If we count all the species that humans have described so far, it’s about 2 million. New species get added all the time – ...

Boronias, known for their showy flowers and strong scent, are a quintessential part of the Australian bush. They led ...

Mindy Weisberger's new book details the crafty worms, fungi, and other parasites that have learned to mind-control their ...

Heat-trapping methane may be best known for the dangers it poses to humans and Earth’s atmosphere, but in the dark depths of ...

Despite being genetically identical, bacteria can vary considerably in shape and size. Whether these variations affect ...

A rare new spoon-nose eel species, Mystriophis caboverdensis, has been discovered in the Cabo Verde Archipelago.

Mike Trask died on May 15, eight days before the publication of the peer-reviewed findings in the Journal of Systematic Paleontology about Traskasaura sandrae, named in his honour.

They've extracted fragments of enamel proteins from the teeth of fossils of the species Paranthropus robustus and used them ...

“We know so little about mammals from this time period, their fossils are exceptionally rare,” study co-author Elsa Panciroli said in the release. “This exciting discovery not only enriches our ...

Underground fungi may be one of Earth s most powerful and overlooked allies in the fight against climate change, yet most of ...

The 36 well-preserved cervical vertebrae and 50 neck bones indicate that Traskasaura had a very long neck. While not much is known about its behavior, the “fascinating and long list of autapomorphic ...