Dec 25, 2012 by Natali Anderson

The Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a spectacular view of one of the flattest galaxies known –...

Dec 20, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Australian biologists have discovered two new species of lizards – the Elegant Rainbow Skink (Carlia decora) and the Orange-flanked Rainbow Skink...

Dec 19, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Astronomers led by Dr Mikko Tuomi of the University of Hertfordshire have discovered that the nearby star Tau Ceti may host five exoplanets – with...

Dec 13, 2012 by Natali Anderson

U.S. biologists have discovered a new species of slow loris in the jungles of Borneo. This is the Kayan loris (Ch’ien Lee / wildborneo.com.my) Slow...

Dec 4, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Entomologists have described a new species of skipper butterfly from Jamaica. Troyus turneri, a new species of skipper butterfly from Jamaica (Jeff Gage...

Dec 3, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Biologists from the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, Japan, have found two new species of encrusting anemones, in unexpected locations. This is Neozoanthus...

Nov 30, 2012 by Natali Anderson

The combined uranium/thorium/helium dating of minerals from the bottom of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, the United States, indicates it was largely carved...

Nov 28, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Biologists led by Prof Christopher Tudge of American University in Washington, DC, have discovered a tiny new species of hermit crab on the barrier reef...

Nov 27, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Scientists led by Prof Peter Doran of the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a 3,000-year-old viable community of bacteria in a dark, salty...

Nov 27, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A new study published in the journal Science reveals for the first time the birth timing and embryonic origin of elusive brain cells called chandelier...

Nov 26, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A new research led by Dr Alistair Dove of Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, Georgia) has provided evidence that a suite of techniques called metabolomics can...

Nov 21, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A team of biologists from Spain and the United States has discovered that fats within cells store a class of basic proteins, called histones, with potent...

Nov 19, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Biologists have discovered five new species of darters in freshwater river systems in the eastern United States and named them after four U.S. presidents...

Nov 16, 2012 by Natali Anderson

British scientists have identified a way in which Salmonella, the bacteria that cause typhoid fever and gastroenteritis, inactivate immune defenses in...

Nov 16, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A well-preserved crab-like fossil that was found by scientists from Curtin University, Australia, has provided evidence of a toxic ocean environment in...

Nov 14, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A team of U.S. and French biologists has discovered a gorgeous new species of fish during a recent expedition to the Gambier Archipelago, French Polynesia. This...

Nov 12, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A new method of gene identification that could increase the genetic information scientists hold on animals by up to 80 per cent has been discovered by...

Nov 9, 2012 by Natali Anderson

An international team of astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope has discovered a pair of stars orbiting each other at the center of the remarkable...

Nov 6, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A Goffin’s cockatoo named Figaro makes and uses stick-type tools to rake in food, manufacturing them from different materials and displaying different...

Nov 5, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A team of scientists led by Dr Lonny Lundsten of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in Moss Landing, California, has discovered an extraordinary...