The Namib desert’s sand can be burningly hot but its air, blowing in off the Atlantic Ocean, is cool. Running generates a ...

A Taranaki biologist is overjoyed after discovering what is thought to be a new species of spider. Regional Council ...

Keepers at West Midlands Safari Park have had a busy start to 2026 as they carry out their annual animal count. The important ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before - at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.

The oldest fossilized remains of complex animals appear suddenly in the fossil record, and as if from nowhere, in rocks that ...

According to new research recently published in the journal Nature Communications, the Greenland shark retained its visual ...

Johns Hopkins University geneticists and a small army of researchers across the country, including students, are working to ...

Keystone species play an outsized role in the ecosystem, affecting the natural balance in ways that cannot easily be replaced.

A transparent goby fish drifted through the darkness, its skeleton visible through paper-thin skin. Nearby, a sea slug wore ...

With increased DNA damage from UV radiation or other reasons, the researchers also observed the jellyfish and sea anemones ...

Every year, scientists add thousands of new names to the great book of life. This momentum was initiated by the work of ...

A treasure trove of deep reef dwellers has been discovered in coral reefs off the coast of Guam, including 20 that are new to ...