‘Mystery plant’ from the Amazon declared a new species after nearly 50 years of...
After nearly 50 years, scientists have finally figured out what family a strange Amazonian tree with tiny orange fruit belongs to.
Grass found in Baltic amber
Amber researc has produced the first definite identification of grass in fossilized tree resin from the Baltic region, home to the world's most well-known...
Impact of human settlement on island ecosystems
Research has shed new light on the impact of humans on islands' biodiversity. The findings show how human colonization altered forest across the islands...
Non-native fish are main consumers of salmon in reservoirs
When warmwater fish species like bass, walleye and crappie that are not native to the Pacific Northwest, but prized by some anglers, overlap with...
An ‘evolutionary rescue route’ towards coexistence of competitive plant species
In nature, plant species having the same pollinators experience 'reproductive interference' owing to competition, and their coexistence is thought to be possible only through...
Modern snakes evolved from a few survivors of dino-killing asteroid
A new study suggests that all living snakes evolved from a handful of species that survived the giant asteroid impact that wiped out the...
Bird malaria spreading via global ‘hotspots’
Bird species across the globe are suffering and dying from a type of malaria and, while these strains are not infectious to humans, they're...
Scientists discover two new species and new genus of freshwater mussels in Borneo
Researchers have discovered two new species and a new genus of freshwater mussel in Borneo for the first time in almost 100 years.
Blue-tongue vs red-bellied black: An Australian evolutionary arms race
Scientists have discovered that the humble blue-tongue lizard is largely resistant to the venom of the deadly red-bellied black snake, while giant carnivorous monitor...
New beautiful, dragon-like species of lizard discovered in the Tropical Andes
Enyalioides feiruzae is a colourful, highly variable new species of lizard discovered in the upper basin of the Huallaga River in central Peru. The...