Biology News

A team of researchers from Auburn University has discovered a new trapdoor spider species from a well-developed housing subdivision in the heart of the...

An international team of researchers has found that the current distribution of cypress subfamilies reflects the breakup of the supercontinent Pangea that...

A team of biologists from Penn State University has discovered 24 new species of lizards known as skinks, all from islands in the Caribbean. The Anguilla...

Dr. Jay Stauffer from the Penn State University and Adrianus Konings from Cichlid Press have announced the discovery of a new haplochromine cichlid fish...

An international team of researchers has found the first evidence of a non-human species cultivating plants for use other than as food. Spotted Bowerbird,...

An international team of researchers has revealed that polar bears evolved some 600 thousand years ago, five times earlier than previously thought. Polar...

A team of biologists from the Papua New Guinea National Museum and the U.S. Geological Survey has discovered a new species of slender-toed gecko on Manus...

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 team of researchers has found that bats take advantage of their flexibility by folding in their wings on the upstroke to save inertial energy. Efficiencies...

A researcher from the Columbia University in New York has claimed the possibility that advanced versions of Tyrannosaurus rex and other dinosaurs –...

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 from the University of Nevada in Las Vegas has discovered an intriguing new scorpion in Death Valley National Park. The new scorpion...

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...