January 27, 2022 5:14 pm
The Small-crested Angelshark is the fourth new species of Squatina identified in the Western Atlantic in the last decade.
January 26, 2022 1:14 pm
Despite human encroachments on tropical forests and other wild zones, much of the Greater Mekong is still little explored and each year dozens of new species are found — a glimmer of hope as so many species go extinct.
January 20, 2022 5:12 pm
The discoveries range from the smallest invertebrates of the oceans to the largest predators that ruled Earth millions of years ago.
January 18, 2022 5:00 pm
The identification is significant as it challenges previous research that suggested that pangolins moved out of Europe 10 million years ago.
January 07, 2022 11:41 am
The tree was assessed as 'critically endangered', as its habitat remains unprotected and faces threats from logging, conversion to plantations, and mining.
December 27, 2021 1:13 pm
Genetic analysis may indicate how long ago or recently similar species split apart and whether they’ve been in regular contact with each other since then
December 17, 2021 11:00 am
Until now, the leggiest animal known was a California millipede species with 750 legs.
October 28, 2021 12:32 pm
Named Terropterus xiushanensis, it belonged to an extinct arthropod group called Eurypterids.
September 17, 2021 2:42 am
Over 30 teeth specimens collected from the region showed that the species lived about 160 and 168 million years ago.
August 26, 2021 2:26 pm
The new whale, named Phiomicetus anubis, had an estimated body length of some three meters and a body mass of about 600 kg, and was likely a top predator, the researchers said.