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...

Nov 2, 2012 by Natali Anderson

According to an international team of biologists, an Asian elephant named Koshik can imitate human speech. This image shows Dr Angela Stoeger and Dr Daniel...

Nov 1, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A new study led by Monash University’s Dr Kaspar Delhey has provided new insights into why some birds of the Maluridae family are radiantly blue. Birds...

Nov 1, 2012 by Natali Anderson

An international team of scientists using the European Photon Imaging Camera aboard ESA’s X-ray space observatory XMM-Newton has snapped a stunning new...

Oct 31, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Dr Rogério Bertani, a tarantula specialist with the Instituto Butantan in Sao Paulo, has reported the discovery of nine species of tree-dwelling tarantulas. Female...

Oct 30, 2012 by Natali Anderson

The elusive West African Seahorse, Hippocampus algiricus, has been filmed for the first time off the coast of Senegal by Imperial College London’s student...

Oct 29, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Australian National University biologists have found a new species of skink hidden among the sand dunes of Western Australia’s coastline. The Coastal...

Oct 26, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A multinational team of astronomers using the Advanced Camera for Surveys and the Wide Field Camera 3 aboard NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured...

Oct 23, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A new genus of ferns found in Central and South America, Mexico, Arizona and Texas, has been named for Lady Gaga, an American singer and songwriter. Lady...

Oct 22, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Researchers at the National Marine Mammal Foundation in San Diego have discovered that white whales can imitate the voices of humans. The beluga or white...

Oct 22, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A team of biologists has discovered a new species of bubble-nesting fighting fish in Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand. Male B. mahachaiensis displaying...

Oct 17, 2012 by Natali Anderson

European astronomers using HARPS instrument on the 3.6-m telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory, Chile, have discovered an exoplanet with about the...

Oct 16, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A coral specialist from the Netherlands has reported the discovery of a new coral species that lives on the ceilings of caves in Indo-Pacific coral reefs. This...

Oct 16, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A team of researchers from three U.S. universities has suggested that the most likely source of the water locked inside lunar soils is the constant stream...

Oct 11, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Yale researchers have discovered that a rocky super-Earth orbiting a nearby star is a diamond planet. This illustration shows the interior of 55 Cancri...

Oct 3, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Scientists, using data from a high-resolution spectrometer aboard ESA’s Venus Express spacecraft, have discovered a surprisingly cold layer high in Venusian...