Entomologists have described a new species of skipper butterfly from Jamaica.
Troyus turneri, a new species of skipper butterfly from Jamaica (Jeff Gage...
Biologists from the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, Japan, have found two new species of encrusting anemones, in unexpected locations.
This is Neozoanthus...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A new research led by Dr Alistair Dove of Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, Georgia) has provided evidence that a suite of techniques called metabolomics can...
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...
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...
British scientists have identified a way in which Salmonella, the bacteria that cause typhoid fever and gastroenteritis, inactivate immune defenses in...
A well-preserved crab-like fossil that was found by scientists from Curtin University, Australia, has provided evidence of a toxic ocean environment in...
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...
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...
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...
A Goffin’s cockatoo named Figaro makes and uses stick-type tools to rake in food, manufacturing them from different materials and displaying different...
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...