Cambridge, Mass. – April 16, 2009 – A reservoir of briny liquid buried deep beneath an Antarctic glacier supports hardy microbes that have lived in isolation for millions of years, researchers report ...

Speciation occurs when reproductive barriers substantially reduce gene flow between lineages. Understanding how specific barriers contribute to reproductive isolation offers insight into the initial ...

The Numbers Tell An Incredible Story The Amazon basin houses over three million species in its rainforest ecosystem, with ...

In a major breakthrough for conservation biology, researchers from McGill University and Mexico have identified two new crocodile species living in isolation on Cozumel and Banco Chinchorro in the ...

We possess limited understanding of how speciation unfolds in the most species-rich region of the planet—the Amazon basin. Hybrid zones provide valuable information on the evolution of reproductive ...

A simple change in species composition can impact the course of evolution: A research team from the University of Bern and the University of British Columbia in Canada shows that the presence of just ...

In the heart of Canada’s Rocky Mountains, an unassuming yet remarkable butterfly has been quietly flying under our scientific radar for years. With a wingspan of an inch to an inch and a half, and ...

The sight of flames tearing across Tongariro National Park last week was heartbreaking for lovers of the landscape. It was ...

A pair of jaws found in phosphate reveal the existence of a new duck-billed dinosaur, Taleta taleta, that thrived just before ...