Now, as part of an international team of scientists, researchers at The University of Manchester have identified a new species of Archaeopteryx that is closer to modern birds in evolutionary terms. Dr ...

Crustacean With Panda-Like Coloring Confirmed to Be a New Species Oct. 24, 2024 — Decades after it was first found in Japan, a crustacean species with unique black-and-white coloring resembling ...

One of the world’s most spectacular frogs has been identified as a new species after 20 years of painstaking research at The University of Manchester. Amphibian conservationist Andrew Gray, Curator of ...

The ocean depths still hide unexpected treasures. A new species of shark has just been discovered, changing our view of the deep seas. This rare specimen, classified among the chimaeras, was ...

How do new species form? Like most areas of Evolutionary Biology, research related to the formation of new species - 'speciation ' - is rich in historical and current debate. Here, we review both ...

Marri Trees a Lifeline for Many Native Bee Species in Biodiversity Hotspot Oct. 23, 2024 — New research has revealed Marri trees are critical to the survival of more than 80 species of native ...

HANGZHOU -- Chinese researchers have discovered a new species of fish, Opsariichthys iridescens, in East China, which features beautiful colors. The research findings describe how the species is ...

Scientists in New Zealand have discovered a new species of long-nosed "ghost shark" that thrives in the deep waters of the ...

Scientists have discovered a strange new toad species smaller than a fingernail in a rainforest in northeast Brazil, shedding more light on the rich diversity of life forms in the region. The species ...

Scientists who study new species sometimes refer to their field, taxonomy, as the world’s oldest profession. That moniker — ...

A keystone in an arch's crown secures the other stones in place. Keystone species play the same role in many ecological communities by maintaining the structure and integrity of the community.

The biological species concept has fallen out of favour with many scientists because of the difficulties in testing it. Instead, they’ve turned to new ways of defining species instead. While the ...