An international team of scientists has confirmed the Tasmanian Tiger or thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) had limited genetic diversity prior to its...
A team of researchers observing and filming orangutans at a research facility in Indonesia has found that they may be smarter than previously thought.
Wild...
A new species of velvetfish in the genus Pseudopataecus has been discovered in coastal waters of Western Australia.
The Bearded Velvetfish, Pseudopataecus...
A team of evolutionary biologists has discovered that some plants mimic scent of pollinating beetles.
Flowers of the Arum family: Amorphophallus hewittii...
An international team of biologists has discovered a new blue-colored species of land crab on Christmas Island.
The Blue Crab of Christmas Island, Discoplax...
Researchers from Auburn University have discovered a new remarkable species of suckermouth armoured catfish in southern Ecuador.
Dorsal view of Cordylancistrus...
An international team of researchers has found that bottlenose dolphins from Shark Bay, Western Australia, form complex male alliances in an open social...
An international team of researchers has proposed to conduct a large-scale project in Australia, where populations of some native predators are allowed...
A team of researchers has discovered a new and unusual wasp species during an expedition to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
An adult male Megalara garuda...
An international team of biologists has discovered a new species of skink in the northwest region of New Caledonia.
Adult male Caledoniscincus constellatus...
A team of scientists from the Senckenberg Research Institute in Dresden and De La Salle University in Manila has discovered four new species of the freshwater...
A team of researchers has found a new species of leopard frog that for years biologists mistook for a more widespread variety of leopard frog.
The newly...
A Swedish researcher has identified a new species of cichlid fish in the Xingu river drainage in Brazil.
An adult male of Krobia xinguensis (Erik Åhlander)
Cichlids...
Dr. William Smith-Vaniz of the University of Florida and Dr. Gerald Allen of the Western Australian Museum have discovered a new species of diminutive...
An international team of researchers, led by Dr. Frank Glaw of the Zoological State Collection of Munich in Germany, has discovered four new species of...
There have been many hypotheses why zebra have stripes, including predator confusion, crypsis or thermoregulation, but the correct answer was unknown –...
An international team of researchers has for the first time studied the mechanism of iridescence in the hairs of golden moles.
The iridescence is widespread...
An international team of researchers has rediscovered the extremely rare primate Miller’s Grizzled Langur, a species which was believed to be extinct...
An international team of ornithologists has discovered the breeding area for the extremely rare bird Black-throated blue robin (Luscinia obscura) in Shaanxi...
