A global review of tiny sea animals called foraminifera has identified 57 new living species, including three from NZ waters.

Few sights feel as wild and lively as the rapid tap-tap-tap of a woodpecker at work on a tree trunk. For garden lovers who ...

If you asked the average American angler to name all the different types of bass, a handful of species would roll off the tongue, starting with largemouths and smallmouths, then probably stripers, and ...

Not only do American cockroaches reproduce quickly, but they also live longer than most, with an average lifespan of two ...

Fish species living in the deep sea feature a surprisingly large range of body shapes that evolved in different ways and at ...

Nature classifies all trees into three main groups. Deciduous trees shed leaves seasonally. Evergreen trees remain green year ...

Researchers have newly described three extremely rare species of toad that leapfrog over the egg-to-tadpole stage and give birth to toadlets.

"Nor shall I here discuss the various definitions which have been given of the term species. No one definition has as yet satisfied all naturalists; yet every naturalist knows vaguely what he means ...

What is a monkey, exactly? We think we know monkeys for their playful behavior, their swinging around the jungle, and oddly familiar expressions (we’re related to them, after all). But how are all the ...

A new species of killer whale, known as "Type D," may have been discovered off the coast of Chile by researchers working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA.) Until now, ...

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