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Published Ancient arachnid from coal forests of America stands out for its spiny legs



The spiny legged 308-million-year-old arachnid Douglassarachne acanthopoda was discovered the famous...
Published Wild megalopolis: Study shows unexpected pockets of biodiversity pepper Los Angeles



Researchers, in partnership with the city of Los Angeles, have developed the urban association index...
Published Sharks have depleted functional diversity compared to the last 66 million years



New research has found that sharks retained high levels of functional diversity for most of the last...
Published Research reveals the most complete dinosaur discovered in the UK in a century



The most complete dinosaur discovered in the UK in the last 100 years, with a pubic hip bone the siz...
Published Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth to rip apart their prey



Scientists have discovered that the serrated edges of Komodo dragons' teeth are tipped with iron. Th...
Published Scientists assess how large dinosaurs could really get



A study looks at the maximum possible sizes of dinosaurs, using the carnivore, Tyrannosaurus rex, as...
Published What makes some plant groups so successful?



Researchers involved in cataloguing the world's plant species are hunting for answers as to what mak...
Published Fatal attraction: When endangered species try to mate with domestic relatives, both wildlife and people lose



Sticks and stones aren't enough to thwart biological attraction, but sometimes those are the only to...
Published Nile perch invasion triggered genetic bottlenecks in Lake Victoria's endemic cichlids



Newfound evidence reveals that the upsurge of the exotic Nile perch in Lake Victoria had long-lastin...
Published Monarch butterflies need help, and a little bit of milkweed goes a long way



Researchers and community scientists monitored urban milkweed plants for butterfly eggs to learn wha...
Published Mapping the future's sweet spot for clean energy and biodiversity



A new study of Joshua trees, kit foxes and solar energy developments highlights the need to consider...
Published We've had bird evolution all wrong



Genomic anamolies dating back to the time of the dinosaurs misled scientists about the evolutionary...
Published Protecting endangered monkeys from poachers, habitat loss



The 17 species of red colobus monkey living across Africa, including in the Tai Project field statio...
Published Scientists find ancient, endangered lamprey fish in Queensland, 1400 km north of its previous known range



Scientists have confirmed the identity of an unusual, ancient and Endangered species of fish that is...
Published How did sabre-toothed tigers acquire their long upper canine teeth?



In a groundbreaking study an international team of scientists has investigated the evolutionary patt...
Published Climate change is most prominent threat to pollinators



A new article has found that climate change is the most prominent threat to pollinators -- such as b...
Published Community science volunteers can set scientific world abuzz with new bumble bee sightings



Community science volunteers -- laypeople with an interest in bees and conservation -- significantly...
Published Marine Protected Areas don't line up with core habitats of rare migratory fish, finds new research



62% of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) designated to protect rare migratory fish species are outside o...
Published Specialist and migratory birds at greater risk under climate change



Following decades of decline, even fewer birds will darken North American skies by the end of the ce...
Published Giant fossil seeds from Borneo record ancient plant migration



Ancient fossil beans about the size of modern limes, and among the largest seeds in the fossil recor...