Stoneflies (order Plecoptera) rank among the most ancient lineages of winged insects. Beyond their role as key bioindicators for evaluating freshwater ...

The first fossil hominins were discovered at the beginning of the 20th century in South Africa, just over half a century ...

An international consortium involving Newcastle University has announced a major update to the world's biodiversity hotspots.

Stoneflies (order Plecoptera) rank among the most ancient lineages of winged insects. Beyond their role as key bioindicators ...

Scientists have mapped microbe populations in human guts, deep-sea ecosystems and even clouds. Yet the microbial communities ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have investigated the genetic diversity and future distribution of Shorea macrophylla ...

Discover the fascinating origins of Indo-European languages and the ancient Proto-Indo-European tongue that connects them all ...

For many decades, textbooks taught that hippos vanished from the center of Europe upon the onset of the Ice Age. However, a ...

Beyond spirited dinner party debate, establishing which creatures have consciousness matters in terms of animal welfare and ...

Scientists discover a new species of Dumbo octopus in the Pacific, Grimpoteuthis feitiana, inspired by the flying figures of ...

Learn more about Xiphodracon goldencapensis, a long-snouted, sharp-toothed marine reptile that may serve as the missing link ...

The Jurassic Coast of southwest England, a landscape shaped by wind and sea erosion, has yielded a new paleontological ...