The majority of the threatened species do not grow in environmentally protected locations. Tropical plants in the genus ...

Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary enthusiasts, native species are finally getting the buzz they deserve ...

Scientists have identified 866 new species as part of the Ocean Census, a global mission to protect and accelerate the ...

A new-to-science species of praying mantis found in Iran has been named as a symbol of universal freedom. Sinaiella azadi was ...

A park supervisor and a local volunteer have introduced the world to the “woolly devil,” a plant species no other botanists ...

Divers, underwater submersibles and remotely operated vehicles found 886 marine species over a 16-month period, and they have ...

A recent study has reclassified the species commonly known as the Javan rhinoceros, proposing a more precise scientific name: Eurhinoceros sondaicus. The research highlights key differences in body ...

and is softer and more flexible than other coral species. Ocean Census researchers also located the guitar shark, which belongs to a genus known as Rhinobatos, off the coast of Mozambique and ...

Scientists have identified both a new species and genus of sunflower in the Texas desert, but climate change may threaten its ...

A team of researchers has rediscovered a frog species which has not been seen in more than 130 years. First described in 1902, Alsodes vittatus had evaded detection since then, despite multiple search ...

After a decade-long search, scientists found the “rarest and most elusive amphibian” in the world on a former estate in Chile ...

Among contemporary threats to mountain biodiversity, biological invasions have been understudied. This large-scale synthesis on alien vertebrates in global mountains delves into their distribution ...