Feb. 7, 2025 — A scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove -- 16 new species of grasshoppers living in the thorny scrubs of U.S. and Mexican ... The Secret 'Sex Lives' of Bacteria ...

An alien bird species has landed in large parts of northern Italy, putting local wildlife at risk. The African sacred ibis is an invasive species that is thought to have invaded after it escaped ...

Actor’s environmental activism saw the tribute in his honour after researchers discovered the small brown amphibian in Ecuador A newly discovered species of frog has been named after Leonardo ...

Jan. 22, 2025 — Globally, tropical rain forests are among the most species-rich habitats and are therefore often prioritized in conservation efforts. A team of ... Some Species of Baleen Whales ...

Global insect invasions are increasing, driven by advances in globalization and technology. This Review discusses the effects of increasing trade and transport on insect invasions worldwide, and ...

Darwin kept silent for 20 years before going public and was only half joking when he described writing his book 'On the Origin of Species' as 'like confessing a murder'. This is the story of one ...

Biodiversity is the complex web that sustains all life, including human existence. Yet, this web is unravelling – 1 million of the world’s estimated 8 million species of plants and animals are ...

Researchers found that what was once believed to be just one species of the Sydney funnel-web spider is, in fact, three separate species. Their DNA analysis and anatomical comparisons uncovered ...

People usually think of leopards in the savannas of Africa but in the Russian Far East, a rare subspecies has adapted to life in the temperate forests that make up the northern-most part of the ...

The scarcity of prey is the most prevalent threat for the Arctic fox. Disease and genetic pollution of the species by foxes bred in captivity also threatens this species. Temperatures in the Arctic ...

Invasive alien species (IAS) are animals, plants or other organisms that are introduced into places outside their natural range, negatively impacting native biodiversity, ecosystem services or human ...

Operational taxonomic units (OTUs) whose species identification corresponds to Parvimonas micra, Dialister pneumosintes, Slackia exigua, Peptostreptococcus stomatis, Prevotella intermedia, ...